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    "id": 366382,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ombaka",
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        "legal_name": "Christine Oduor Ombaka",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion on the appointment of these judges. I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. We went through this very diligently. The CVs were excellent. We were dealing with people of great distinction. Their experience is really wonderful. I think it is a great pride for Kenyans to have these judges because of their background, experience and the roles they have played in their own countries. They have an impressive record. In fact, as you read their CVs you just enjoy doing so. This is because they are people of distinction. Out of the three, one is a woman; that makes it gender balanced. The woman is highly experienced and we should be proud of her. I believe the judges in this country will learn a lot from these three judges. That is the reason I feel that they should be appointed. However, there are some gaps that are left when you are vetting people from other countries. In our situation, it was not very possible to meet them as we vetted. In this digital area we ought to have used video conferencing. We were actually vetting them based on the CVs. These are very easy to tamper with. It would be wonderful to consider video conferencing when vetting people from outside the country. This is a very good move and I support the appointment of these three judges."
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