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    "id": 677315,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/677315/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Dido",
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        "legal_name": "Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido",
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    "content": "The other area is military prosecution where we have the court-martial and summary trials of individuals by the commanding officers of the appropriate superior authority. We found that the military prosecutor is a uniformed officer. Where does the Chief Justice or the Judiciary come in, in terms of fairness or fair play in providing justice to the men and women in uniform? Therefore, we saw the need that the military prosecutor must be independent and that independence must be real, not artificial such that high ranking officers can dictate the sort of sentences to be passed to individuals. We saw that if the Military Prosecution is of a low rank, the senior officers at the top may interfere with their work. Hon. Midiwo and the Chairman talked about the auxiliary reserves. I strongly feel that if the military would wish to have a reserve, which is really important, they cannot pick from the existing forces which have either constitutional mandate or properly assigned mandate where even during war or crisis, they cannot be pulled out from that task. Clearly, we know why we have the Kenya Forest Service, Kenya Wildlife Service or even the National Youth Service. The other area is on recruitment. The KDF is an own voluntary force. That being the case, recruitment must reflect the face of Kenya. Within the Bill there is the issue of where the recruitment centres should be. Is it at the county, constituency or district? It should not have any ambiguity where recruitment centres should be so that people’s representatives know that when there is recruitment, whether those they represent are adequately taken care of. The other area is about financial probity. There was an attempt within the Bill to remove areas of responsibility or individuals answering for the funds they use. It is important that at every level Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) holders must be accountable to the taxman. Finally, I want to also congratulate the KDF for this Bill. It is a progressive Bill. The amendment is an attempt to seal the flaws and gaps in the KDF Act of 2012. I also want to add The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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