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    "id": 166479,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Oyongo Nyamweya",
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "We have talked about judges and magistrates. I tell you, these people work under a very hostile environment. There is no scheme of service, and no clear procedure of employment. A mediocre lawyer somewhere is made a judge and made your senior. Since you are also a judge, you must work with him because he has been appointed, and you have nothing else to do. So, let us not condemn the judiciary or magistrates as if they are a creation of themselves. The High Court judges and the Court of Appeal judges are appointed by the JSC. If these people are making mistakes, it is not their fault but that of the appointing authority. That is why I am asking the appointing authority to let this nation move forward. What do I mean by that? I want to tell you a story. Yesterday, I was watching television and my daughter asked me what was happening, and why the Prime Minister and the President were not agreeing. Yesterday there was a report from the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade; it was aired on television. I was put in a very embarrassing situation when my daughter asked me where Kihara comes from. I said that he is a Kikuyu and Mr. Omolo is a Luo. So, she asked whether they were supporting their tribes. That was a young girl asking questions in my house. What do I tell her and what do we tell this nation? So, she said that if they were quarrelling, let them write yes and no and whoever picks the yes becomes the Chief Justice, because they could not agree. It is shocking for the nation when this is happening and it is all over on television and in newspapers. These are people I have a lot of respect for. I have a lot of respect for the President and for the Prime Minister. When the national interest is not put first, they do not serve this nation; when the national interest is not put first, then this country is burning. We are leaders, and we are here because the Constitution has allowed us to be here for a short time."
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