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    "id": 1338933,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1338933/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kibwezi West, MCCP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mwengi Mutuse",
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    "content": " It is on page 1392 in the Order Paper. As Members would know, the Judicature Act provides a capping for the number of Court of Appeal Judges at a maximum of 30. The amendment proposal that is contained in the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill is that we increase that capping from 30 to 70 judges. The justification is that there is a big backlog of cases at the Court of Appeal. The Committee initially felt that we should reduce the proposed 70 judges to 45 judges but wisdom has prevailed upon consultation and we now drop our amendment so that the Court of Appeal can have a maximum of 70 judges for purposes of clearing the backlog and opening of new Court of Appeal stations in the Republic of Kenya. We beg to drop our amendment."
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