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    "id": 1121471,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Linturi",
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        "legal_name": "Franklin Mithika Linturi",
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    "content": "The Judiciary should have its independence so as to avoid manipulation by the Executive. That is why I personally think that he must appoint judges once they are recommended by the JSC. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the idea, explanation and excuse given that some of these judges are of questionable character is unpalatable and it cannot fly. This is because this country has the National Intelligence Service (NIS) that should have told the President that there is an issue before the names were submitted. So, that information should have come before the JSC. Once the names have been published, there is the aspect of legitimate expectations from the judges that they have done well and the JSC has accepted them. For that reason, they will ascend to a higher officer, for example, in the case of a High Court judge, a practicing advocate or anybody else. The kind of impunity that we are seeing in this country and carelessness of not obeying court orders by the Executive and the President is something that we must stand up against. I reiterate the fact that there is nobody who is above the law in this country. I hope that he is listening. When one has a constitutional duty to fulfil, they must do it. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you were to look at the grounds for impeachment of a President, you realize that one is gross misconduct and failure to live and abide by the law. If you critically look at what his actions have been and what he has done, for example, failure to appoint judges and to obey other court orders, in my view, constitutes gross misconduct, abuse of office which are impeachable offences. However, because we have a weak Parliament, people are afraid. They have been intimidated and this is almost turning this country into a dictatorship. So, nobody is willing to take up that responsibility. I am grateful and happy. Even if it does not serve any purpose, there is proper records in this Senate that in 2021, there was a Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights that found the President to have broken the law---"
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