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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "If TharakaNithi has my distinguished learned friend as a male Senator and another woman Senator, what justification will be there to give a woman Senator money for affirmative action and not the male Senator? It will not work. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is the issue of the Judicial Ombudsman. The Judiciary of this country has done us proud. In the face of serious adversity, the Judiciary has risen to the occasion. In fact, I dare say that this Senate continues to be what it is because of the Judiciary. From the advisory opinion that we sought and the many things including but not limited to you leading us to the Judiciary to file a case, this House has been able to force the reluctant Speaker, my good friend Hon. Muturi of the National Assembly, who looked at this House with terrible disdain. He has been brought to order by the Judiciary to realize and appreciate that Article 110(3) of the Constitution was not put there to carry the Constitution. It was put there purposely for the Houses to work together properly. Now we are saying that the Judicial Ombudsman will, among other things, sit in the JSC. However, he will enhance the reign of terror on judges by, among other things, warning, reprimanding and suspending them. How can we vest such powers in any organ in our country that tomorrow a judge sitting --- I want to tell my colleagues behind me that my distinguished brother from Kilifi who worked with me before in his earlier life was a judge. This country has gone through a history that is terrifying. Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki can tell you that we had a European judge who when hearing cases of the notorious Mwakenya used to walk to State House carrying a file to go show the judgment he was drafting against charged individuals. He was told “ hiyo sawa sawa ” and then went back. Sen. Omogeni also knows that."
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