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    "id": 774846,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/774846/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mugo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Beth Wambui Mugo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to standing 46 (2) (b), I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the Ongoing Recruitment Exercise to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). In the Statement, the Chairperson should:- (1) Provide a comprehensive ratio of the women and men recruits who shall be recruited in the ongoing KDF recruitment exercise; (2) Confirm if the female recruits have been allocated only eight per cent of the available slots and if so, why the allocation has not been pegged on the 30 per cent rule on recruitment to appointive and elective offices, as per the Constitution of Kenya and the Government policy on filling up all new vacancies and promotions in Government agencies; (3) Explain the measures that the Government will take to ensure that female recruits are not denied at least 30 per cent of the available slots in the ongoing and future KDF recruitment exercises; and, (4) Highlight what the Government of Kenya is doing to ensure adherence to the two-thirds gender rule principle in recruitment and promotion of staff in all key sectors of the Government. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have witnessed a lot of cries from girls who are being harassed and almost thrown out of the recruitment centres. I seek that answer from the Chairperson and I hope that there will be corrective measures."
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