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    "id": 300424,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/300424/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muriithi",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Industrialization",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 91,
        "legal_name": "Ndiritu Muriithi",
        "slug": "ndiritu-muriithi"
    },
    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I am sure that the original mischief that the House sought to cure is that the House makes laws, and those laws are advocated upon by advocates, whereas judges sit to interpret those laws for purposes and in defense of the rights and freedoms of Kenyans. It would, therefore, appear illogical that those hon. Members who, in fact, make the laws, would not be required to meet a certain threshold, while we require that judges should have graduated with law degrees and received further specialized training. In fact, one should practise law for a considerable period of time before one is eligible for appointment as a judge, yet the person who makes the laws that judges are expected to interpret shall not be held to a certain minimum standard. So, I am quite certain that this is the mischief that the House sought to correct in the first place. I am quite sure that we cannot argue that it is discriminatory when we require that a doctor should have certain specialized training. I am sure that we cannot argue that it is discriminatory when we required that an advocate of the High Court should have certain educational qualifications. So, this matter is vexing. Perhaps the solution that the House came up with---"
}