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    "id": 1357660,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "I note the change on the Speaker’s seat. Therefore, it is very important that as a House, we must give because our economy is at the cliff like a place called Sheu Morobi, so that people can get the context. After getting very old, in my community, people used to say death has forgotten them. So, they used to go to a place in Nandi County called Sheu Morobi and throw themselves down because they had realised they had gotten too old until death had forgotten them. That is the stage where our economy has reached. I would like to thank the President because we demand the independence of the Judiciary. I am happy there has been an additional Kshs3 billion given to the Judiciary. What we demand of the Judiciary is independence, fairness, firmness and transparency. We do not want to see justice being sold like sweets on the streets. We want to see the Chief Justice, Martha Koome, and other judges--- In this country, we risk reducing justice to the highest bidder. The Judiciary should not be a den of corruption where court orders are being issued like tissue papers on the streets. As a country, if we give more resources, they must stand with the truth and justice like what our Holy Books; the Bible and Quran talk of. We need the Judiciary to be held accountable and push for justice of the local people. How do you explain the backlog of cases in the Judiciary? There are 500,000 cases being filed by Kenyans every year. How can Chief Justice Martha Koome and Judiciary explain to the country? In fact, in future, we should be calling for state of address of the Judiciary since it is an independent arm of Government, to tell us what they are doing. How do you have a court case, which is five to 10 years old? Some of them are succession matters that can be determined on a matter of technicality and procedure. In as much as there is goodwill from the President, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) must also rein on rogue officers. I have been the biggest defender of the Judiciary. In fact, I brought a Statement when the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) wanted to reduce the salaries and remunerations of the Judiciary. I am a supporter of the Judiciary, but we must call out corruption in the Judiciary. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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