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    "id": 326062,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/326062/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wamalwa",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 148,
        "legal_name": "Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa",
        "slug": "eugene-wamalwa"
    },
    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Dr. Khalwale had requested for a Ministerial Statement on the public spat that has been going on between the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board, the Judiciary and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). This was requested on 27th September, 2012. In his request, hon. Khalwale specifically sought the following. Assurances of the independence of the Judiciary as enshrined in the Constitution, clarification on the claims by the LSK that the Chief Justice has allegedly been interfering with the vetting of judges and magistrates, a clarification on whether the Vetting Board has complained to me of any interference with their work by the Chief Justice and whether we have confidence in the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board in view of the Board’s recent decision to reinstate judges it had initially found unfit to serve on the Bench. Finally, the hon. Khalwale sought a clarification as to whether the Chief Justice is under attack by forces keen on reversing the very positive gains made so far since he assumed office and steps being taken to protect the Chief Justice from such forces. I now want to assure hon. Khalwale that this country is painfully aware of our recent past,"
}