HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, POST, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept
{
"count": 1608389,
"next": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=api&page=139470",
"previous": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=api&page=139468",
"results": [
{
"id": 1411101,
"url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1411101/?format=api",
"text_counter": 100,
"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
"speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
"speaker": null,
"content": " Thank you. Member for Alego Usonga."
},
{
"id": 1411102,
"url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1411102/?format=api",
"text_counter": 101,
"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
"speaker": null,
"content": " Thank you. I rise to support the Motion by Hon. Ruweida. The role of the military in public affairs has expanded a great deal in the recent past. Today, the military is involved in many of our public affairs and the management of public institutions. Some institutions were collapsing. The military had to be inducted to help in reviving those institutions. An example is the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC). When I was growing up, it was possible to join the military and retire without going to war. Some of the challenges we are facing today such as local terrorism were not there. Today, the military is doing much more than in the past. You can see that the military is involved in addressing homeland security. That was not there before. We recently did renovations in this 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"
},
{
"id": 1411103,
"url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1411103/?format=api",
"text_counter": 102,
"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
"speaker": null,
"content": "Parliament. I was told that the military did them. Even the renovations in State House were done by the military. The military today is part and parcel of our lives. When we look at them, we should not see the ordinary military whose work was to go to war and peacekeeping. We even have better engineers and doctors in the military. As a country, we need to look at the military as that department of Government that can do much more. There is a need for the country to take care of the military more than has happened before. Right now, we have a doctors’ strike. If we had invested more money in training military doctors, they could come in handy especially when there is a strike and disagreements. The military by their training is more disciplined. They are more likely to serve Kenyans than other public institutions. Yesterday, I spoke about what ails the military – corruption. This is a fact. If you look at the way military officers are hired today, it is political and yet, it is supposed to remain apolitical. It is supposed to be an institution that does not serve any political interests. When it comes to hiring, politicians like us run around with recruitment forms, picking people all over and sending them there. We are spoiling a very serious institution that is supposed to serve Kenyans without any political bias. We should not tire to talk about some of these things because we need to ensure that the military remains a serious institution. If you look at countries like Zimbabwe, they respect the military and veterans. I remain a very strong fan of the former President of Zimbabwe, the late Robert Mugabe, who decided that military veterans had to own land. He took land from British settlers and gave it to war veterans in Zimbabwe. As a country, we are not taking care of our military and veterans. We need to do much more than what has been proposed by Hon. Ruweida. We need to find ways in which we can take care of our veterans. We are here and the safety we are enjoying is because there are some people that are thinking about our security. If you look at the kind of things that are happening in Lamu and the Al Shabaab menace, the people taking care of us are the military. Our safety is in those people’s hands. As a Government, we need to do much more and take care of their families. Lastly, the recent accident that claimed the life of the Chief of the Defence Forces and many other officers was very unfortunate. We must say that it was very unfortunate. The incident needs to be investigated so that we are given the reasons why it happened. If that is not done, the incident is likely to taint the image of our military. Our military has been respected in the region. If the CDF can be killed in that manner and thorough investigations are not done to know the reasons why it happened, then we are going to start tainting the image of our respected military. I urge the Government to ensure proper investigations are done and we are given reasons why that incident happened. I also send my condolences to the family of Sergeant Clifford. Two officers from my constituency passed away in that tragedy. One of them is the CDF, whom we have already buried. We are going to bury the next one on Friday, 26th April 2024. That is Sergeant Clifford Omondi. I pass my condolences to his family. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
},
{
"id": 1411104,
"url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1411104/?format=api",
"text_counter": 103,
"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
"speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
"speaker": null,
"content": " Thank you. Member for Malava."
},
{
"id": 1411105,
"url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1411105/?format=api",
"text_counter": 104,
"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Malava, ANC",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Malulu Injendi",
"speaker": null,
"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to also support this Motion by Mheshimiwa Ruweida. This Motion is timely considering what is happening in the country, following the passing on of our General. These are special persons in the country. On recruitment, they volunteer their lives to defend the country. When you compare those persons to, say, teachers, doctors and even myself, we do not readily offer our lives to die for the country as they do. Kenyans should know who the military are and treat them with a lot of respect and honour. Hon. Ruweida is proposing that when it comes to travelling, they are given preferential treatment unlike most of us who have not offered our lives to die for the country. However, as much as we have this proposal, maybe, this is a moment for Kenyans to reflect on the lives of the personnel who serve our country and 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"
},
{
"id": 1411106,
"url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1411106/?format=api",
"text_counter": 105,
"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Malava, ANC",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Malulu Injendi",
"speaker": null,
"content": "volunteer their lives. They know that if they serve to the end, to the age of 62 or 50, well and good. Otherwise, they are ready to die. When I look at the military personnel who may have time to travel by air, it could be a very small percentage. Most travel by roads in lorries. I would urge the new CDF to consider them. When I come to Nairobi from the western part of Kenya, for instance, I usually see military personnel in lorries travelling to whatever areas they are posted to. I keep wondering because I know that our Defence Forces have buses. Why do they not travel in comfort in buses? This is something we need to focus on. I have also lost quite a number of officers at the lowest level in the Forces. After they die, their children and wives remain in poverty and suffer throughout. It is something that the Forces can consider. These are persons who sign at entry into the Forces that they will serve and defend the country. When they pass on in the course of their duty, the Forces can consider taking care of their families. The former army officer, Hon. Waluke cited a situation where female officers in the Forces were not having time to even make love because of the kind of rules that were there. This is still happening in the Forces, but at a different level. The way the officers are living in the camps is a challenge for them to make love. They stay in groups. They stay in what we may call dormitories. They live in tents. Therefore, they do not have time to meet with their spouses and children. Those are persons that the country should treat with a lot of favour and honour because they have offered and sacrificed their lives to serve the country. As much as we want to give them priority in flight boarding, maybe, it is a moment for us to look at their salaries. When teachers have a problem with their salaries, they can go to the streets. Doctors are currently on the streets. They make their welfare known to the country and everyone empathises with them. However, those are people who never go to the streets or complain loudly anywhere. Sometimes, their lives are pathetic."
},
{
"id": 1411107,
"url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1411107/?format=api",
"text_counter": 106,
"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
"speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
"speaker": null,
"content": " Member Turkana West, Hon. Epuyo Nanok."
},
{
"id": 1411108,
"url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1411108/?format=api",
"text_counter": 107,
"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Turkana West, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Nanok",
"speaker": null,
"content": " Ahsante sana, Naibu Spika wa Muda, kwa kunipatia nafasi hii ili nami niweze kuchangia Hoja hii. Kwanza, ningependa kutoa rambirambi zangu kwa jamii ya Jenerali Ogolla pamoja na maafisa waliofariki katika ajali ya ndege iliyotokea kwenye Kaunti za Elgeyo Marakwet na West Pokot. Imekuwa huzuni kubwa nchini kwa sababu mmoja wa waliofariki alikuwa kiongozi mkuu wa Jeshi letu la Kenya. Na mambo kama hayo yanapotokea, yanatukumbusha mambo mengi kuhusiana na wanajeshi wetu. Ndiyo maana tunaweza kuongelea mambo ya askari wetu na namna wanavyoshughulikiwa katika nyanja tofauti humu nchini na kule nje."
},
{
"id": 1411109,
"url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1411109/?format=api",
"text_counter": 108,
"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Turkana West, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Nanok",
"speaker": null,
"content": "Nikikumbuka tu kwa ufupi maisha ya Jenerali Ogolla, niliwahi kukutana naye mara mbili hapo awali nikiwa Mbunge, na yeye akiwa Naibu wa Jenerali wa Kibochi wakati huo. Alikuwa mwenye heshima na ukakamavu kazini. Alifahamu vyema kazi yake. Alinikalia mwenye kupenda kazi yake na maadili yake. Kwa hivyo, nchi hii imempoteza Jenerali ambaye angeitumikia kwa kujitolea kabisa."
},
{
"id": 1411110,
"url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1411110/?format=api",
"text_counter": 109,
"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Turkana West, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Nanok",
"speaker": null,
"content": "Kenya na jeshi lake la KDF liko na umaarufu duniani kote kwa kazi wanayoifanya iwapo kuweka amani katika nchi ambazo zimekumbwa na misukosuko kama South Sudan, Kosovo, Namibia au mahali popote ambapo wamepelekwa au kukubaliwa kuhudumu kama"
}
]
}