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    "id": 1552094,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1552094/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "where they have succeeded and applied for this scholarship, but are unable to benefit since they do not have any connection. Finally, on the issue of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the reason there is a backlog in most of the court cases in this country where almost half a million court cases are being filed yearly is because of lack of legal researchers. You will find that magistrates and judges are now writing shorthand notes. They go and do research before writing judgments. That is why if you appear before a court of law today, you cannot get a hearing date until 2026 to mid 2027. There is lack of enabling systems within our court system. The hiring of legal researchers by the JSC should be expedited, so that we can get more legal researchers. Even here, Senators should note that the reason your office is well-resourced is because of the legal researchers that we have. We are aware that the JSC, chaired by Chief Justice Martha Koome, has failed in the fight against corruption in courts of law. You can remember in the court case of Kawira Mwangaza. For some of us - and I will be tabling a damning report - money has been oiling hands. You can remember that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested a number of judges with millions of shillings and the case of Said Chitembwe was thrown out. Therefore, the JSC---"
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