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    "id": 1341704,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to thank all the Members who have ably contributed to this very important Bill that touches on a number of statutes. I particularly thank those who have spoken in support of the amendments that touch on the EACC to make sure that it becomes a Commission that has teeth to bite the corrupt. It will not bite those who are not corrupt. Anybody who is not corrupt, or has no plans of engaging in corruption, should not be worried about the provisions that are contained herein, including those in the Bribery Act. I know there are concerns that we have proposed to increase the number of judicial officers serving in the Court of Appeal. There have been questions on the judges serving in the Supreme Court as well. That being a constitutional matter, it is one of the issues that Kenyans should continue to engage one another on to know whether it is possible to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court. It is, indeed, important for the Court of Appeal to have enough judicial officers to handle the many appeals that emanate from the many High Courts that have been established. When this country had High Courts only in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and Nyeri – which were largely along the old provincial headquarters – the Court of Appeal sitting only in Nairobi had an adequate number of judges but even then there was a problem of cases taking too long in court. There were instances where prisoners who had filed cases in the Court of Appeal against their sentencing ended up serving their entire time in prison before their appeals could be heard. Unfortunately, some served for crimes they did not commit. Probably, they 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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