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"content": "In my comments on the exposition of public policy by His Excellency the President, I wish to say that it was more like a mini skirt, because it exposed little vital information and hid a lot of vital information. I wish to refer to His Excellencyâs remarks on the reforms in the Judiciary. It appears that in the mind of His Excellency the President, the reforms in the Judiciary simply means allocating more funds. That is not so. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in this regard, I wish to totally adopt the address that you gave to this House a few minutes ago. I also wish to adopt the address by Ms. Karua, my learned junior sister. I do not agree with her on very many aspects, especially on the grounds for her resignation from the Cabinet, but I agree with her totally on the remarks she made about the Judiciary. The Judiciary that we have in Kenya today is opaque in the manner in which judges and magistrates are appointed. There is a requirement in the Judicial Service Commission Act that those who are supposed to be appointed to the High Court Bench and the Court of Appeal Bench must be members of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). Therefore, it becomes necessary that before members of that professional body are appointed to those positions, that body must give its views on the candidates who are supposed to be appointed. I have served for many years as a member of the Council of the LSK. I have served as Chairman of the LSK for many years as well. I know, as a fact, that every time appointments are supposed to be made to the High Court, the LSKâs views are sought."
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