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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamweya",
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "Thank you. That will be enough time for me to bring out my points. Another point which is critical for us is about recruitment of our soldiers. They have done very well. They have mentioned they want to go to counties but it is good they carry an amendment to serve counties. When they recruit, there is need to not only have a fixed number. They can say we are going to every sub-county or county to employ five persons irrespective of the population of that area. Therefore, you find the formula very unfair. We need the armed forces to come up with a system which will serve equity; a system that will make every Kenyan feel they are represented when there is recruitment. We are proud of the armed forces and the work they are doing. In the recruitment process, we need to make it more open. They should take into account the population of an area and the rate of unemployment. That is so, so that more people from regions of high unemployment can be employed. Another point I wanted to bring up is about resignation. I hope the Chairman will look at that section. When you read it, it remains ambiguous. It should be clear. If somebody wants to leave, let them go. Why hold the person who is not doing anything in office and he is anxious for you to make a decision? You make the person who wants to resign look like a criminal. There should be a simpler way. There must be time limits because this is security. If a person is senior in the Government, they need to do clearance within a timeline. Let the clearance be for, say one month, and the person is allowed to leave. This is so, so that it does not become endless and witch-hunting. If you resign and somebody says we are going to decide or think when you are going to leave, it is not fair. It is as if one is on trial when it should not be so. With those few remarks, I support this. Our forces are becoming more progressive. Let us carry this forward. Let us carry it so that we can do the necessary amendments when we reach the Committee of the whole House stage. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Asante."
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