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    "id": 675289,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gethenji",
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        "legal_name": "James Ndungu Gethenji",
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    "content": "In considering the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kenya and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning defence cooperation, the Committee held several sittings. It received a comprehensive brief from the Legal Counsel of the National Assembly pursuant to Article 118(1)(b) of the Constitution on public participation and Section 8(3) of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act of 2012. The Committee placed several adverts in the local dailies on 24th March 2016 requesting for submissions of memoranda on the subject matter. Unfortunately, there was no immediate and direct response. However, as part of the public participation that this Committee is bound to hold, the Committee held sittings with representatives of the Ministry of Defence as a key stakeholder in this matter, the State Law Office, Members of Parliament from Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Samburu and Laikipia counties. The Committee also made an inspection visit to the British Army training installations in Nanyuki. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the defence cooperation between Kenya and the United Kingdom dates back to Independence and has been marked by the deployment of British Forces for training at a number of locations in the Republic of Kenya and training opportunities for members of our defence forces availed by the Government of the UK in the UK. The Republic of Kenya has an existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island on defence cooperation. The MoU provides a framework for pursuing cooperation in the defence sector between the Republic of Kenya and the UK of Great Britain and Northern Island."
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