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    "id": 185010,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musyoka",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 191,
        "legal_name": "Gideon Musyoka Ndambuki",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, my learned friend and Member for Imenti Central knows that I would be the last person to ever imagine, leave alone attempt, to interfere with the independence of the Judiciary. I can bring to his attention the fact that I have received communication from Justice Omolo of the Court of Appeal who has been specially mandated by the Chief Justice to begin to meet with our officers and to understand what has been clogging the administration of justice; in particular the matter of having so many inmates with appeal cases pending for inordinate lengths of time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sure my learned friend will appreciate that we are not in any way attempting to undermine the independence of the Judiciary. The matter of signing performance contracts by judges is obviously a separate issue and I think he is entitled to have his own interpretation. When we trace non-custodial sentences and the need to be able to give community orders, it is basically as a consequence of what the courts would have done. At no stage will this Minister interfere with matters that are pending before court."
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