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    "id": 249570,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Ndung'u",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Susanna Njoki Ndung'u",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I stand here to support the amendment. I think Parliament must recast itself back to 2003 when we passed this Act. At that time, there was an Attorney-General. There was also the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs. We decided, here in Parliament, to create this statutory body and put it under the Office of the Attorney-General. This statutory body reports to Parliament once a year. In the Departmental Committee of the Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs, we have an oversight role to play over the KNCHR. We have been satisfied that the work it has done, under the Office of the Attorney-General, is satisfactory. We agree with and respect the President's discretion in terms of giving Ministerial ability on certain issues. However, this is a statutory body, which is created by an Act of Parliament. It is Parliament which decides who this particular body should report to. That is what we have decided. I want to tell Members of Parliament that there appears to be mischief in this particular amendment and, therefore, we need to retain the KNCHR under the Office of the Attorney-General. We should not move it because there are Ministries which may not exist next year. What will we do with the statutory body then? Will we have to come back here to amend the September 12, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3887 Act again in order to shift it to the Minister who is in charge? So, for these very clear reasons, I wish to support the amendment and urge hon. Members to do so."
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