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    "id": 1191068,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Emurua Dikirr, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Johana Kipyegon",
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    "content": " Pole, Hon. Temporary Speaker. You know me. You are my good friend. I had not noticed that there was a change of guard. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the East African Court of Justice normally rules on matters that had been dispensed with at the Supreme Court of a country. However, when you look at the selection of judges who sit on the East African Court of Justice, they are incomparable to Supreme Court judges. I sometimes think that some rulings are usually upside down. How can a judge who is of an inferior position rule against a judge of the Supreme Court, who is of a higher ranking? The same is applicable to EALA. We need a law to ensure that judges who go to the East African Court of Justice or Members who go to the EALA are of high stature because those institutions require such. What are our interests in EALA? Our interests are indicated by the functions that EALA is supposed to perform. It is supposed to liaise with national assemblies of partner states on matters relating to the East African Community and countries within that scope. That is why when we elect Members to that Assembly, we need to do what the Chairperson said. The Chairperson stated that as is the practice in other countries, persons who are applying to the Assembly should make a presentation to the people who are selecting or electing them. We also need to change the rules so that persons who are applying to serve in this Assembly also make a presentation for those who will be picking them to look at. The other function of the Assembly is to discuss important matters. In addition to approving budgets and all that, they discuss matters affecting the Community and make recommendations on the implementation of the Community Treaty as they may deem necessary. Remember that treaties are very serious laws which guide the relationship between countries and States. That is why the persons who have been proposed to the Assembly are up to the task."
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