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    "id": 1073311,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Gilgil, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Martha Wangari",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for the indulgence and from the outset I want to say that I support this nomination of Justice Martha Koome. It is, indeed, a historic moment to have one arm of the government in this country led by a woman. We are proud. Moreover, not only being led by a woman but also deputised by one as it is. I want to assure Hon. T.J. Kajwang' that we have been watching you in the other arms of government. Therefore, this time we say sit down and take notes because I have no doubts that Martha Koome will do us proud and I say that in cognizant and knowing very well that if a woman fails in whatever position, it is seen as though the whole gender fails. It does not apply for men. If a man fails it is seen as one. However, when a woman does... Therefore, she also knows the weight on her shoulder. Additionally, the issue of her professionalism has been demonstrated in the report. I want to thank the Committee because they did a thorough job in terms of digging into her intellectual capacity, her legal judgment and even her background. Coming from a human rights defender background we expect that she will be progressive as has been said in the Report. She joins other countries in Africa including Mali, Senegal, Nigeria, and others that have had a woman Chief Justice. Therefore, for all the girls and the women in this country we are proud of Justice Martha Koome and I pray that one thing that we will be looking forward for her to do is what she said, she has to jealously guard the independence of the Judiciary as has been set before. That is not to say that they exist in a vacuum. It must be interdependent even with the other arms of government, but at the same time ensuring that the independence is guarded. I also hope that she will be at the forefront because she has done it before in her career to bring justice closer to the people in terms of the mobile clinics. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I hope this time she will do an overhaul and ensure that the backlog in the courts of this country are reduced. We have seen people who have had court cases that drag for over 25 years. People die before knowing their verdict. So, I hope that she will be at the forefront to ensure that she has improved that. 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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