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    "id": 242977,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The following measures have been put in place with the aim of checking corruption in the Judiciary: If you will recall, there was a committee set up in 1998, chaired by Retired Justice Kwach, to investigate corruption in the Judiciary and make recommendations on the way forward. Another committee was set up when the NARC Government came to power, chaired by Retired Justice Ringera, in 2003. The committee highlighted instances of actual corrupt practices perpetrated by judicial officers and para-legal staff. Following the committee's recommendations, six Court of Appeal and 17 High Court Judges were suspended; 74 magistrates who were implicated in corruption were retired in public interest, together with 43 para-legal staff and one Kadhi. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on 18th March, 2003, the Chief Justice appointed an Ethics and Governance Committee of the Judiciary, chaired by Justice Onyango Otieno, to serve as an internal audit of the Judiciary's integrity and processes. The committee held hearings throughout the country and presented a report on 4th January, 2006, which contains far-reaching recommendations which are being implemented. Similar reviews will be held bi-annually. Further, the Judiciary has constituted various committees, including the Rules Committee and Expeditious Disposal of Cases Committee, which are both geared towards addressing complicated rules of procedure and bottlenecks hindering the speedy disposal of cases, which delay and lead to corruption in the Judiciary. Other committees that have been formed are the Strategic Plan Implementation Committee and the Reform Development Committee. I am also aware that the Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association has proposed the establishment of Peer Review Committees to tackle issues of standards and graft in the Judiciary."
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