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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gethenji",
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        "legal_name": "James Ndungu Gethenji",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 9 of the Bill be deleted and substituted therefor with the following new clause— Amendment of 9. Section 17 of the principal Act is amended by — section 17 of No. 25 (a) inserting the words “in line with the chain of of 2012. command” immediately after the words “responsible for”; (b) deleting paragraph (b). The justification for the amendment that is brought by the Committee is similar to the one we had for Clause 5 but within the line of the military. Clause 9 seeks to give Service Commanders power to delegate without eroding civilian oversight over the KDF. The proposed amendment to Clause 9 seeks to ensure that the delegation is in line with the chain of command. Clause 9(b) of the Bill was amended by inserting the words “in times of war, emergency or during extraneous security circumstances” immediately after the words “one year”. This was in reference to the position of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and retirement of the CDF which allows extension of tenure of CDFs in times of war or emergency. It does not augur well in times of war to have a change in command and leadership because it disorganises the chain of command and the operations of the KDF and any military operations that may be ongoing. So, we sought to qualify that extension by only limiting it to times of war or emergency. That is the net effect of the amendment to that clause."
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