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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gethenji",
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        "legal_name": "James Ndungu Gethenji",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I spoke to this in the previous clause erroneously but I just want to say that the justification for the amendment that we brought to Clause 11(6) is, it seeks to give the President powers to extend the term of office of the Chief of Defence Forces, the Vice-Chief of Defence Forces and service commanders by a period not exceeding one year. However, the amendment, as it presently is in the Bill, may arguably inhibit upward mobility. The concept of preservation of institutional memory is likely to be abused. The proposed amendment that we are moving as a Committee seeks to ensure that the extension of the term of the Office of the Chief of Defence Forces, the Vice-Chief and the Service Commanders is only done in times of war, emergency and during extraneous security 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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