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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Waiganjo",
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    "content": "proceeded to carry out his mandate and formed that tribunal. The JSC went to the judges within the court and the tribunal was stopped. Now they have shortlisted judges and the President will not swear them because he does not recognize the legitimacy of those people who are calling themselves the JSC. So, we want to see firm action by other institutions that appear to be quiet when all this is happening. There are constitutional commissions as well. We want the Attorney-General of the Republic of Kenya to come out clearly and give a way forward as the advocate of the Government of the Republic of Kenya. We do not expect that Office to be quiet at the midst of what is going on. We also expect the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to take up its role together with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to rein in the governors. We cannot wait until constitutional processes commence or are contradicted when they have clear mandates. They can investigate those governors and bring matters to the DPP and then the DPP will charge the governors. What are we waiting for? If we sit here and lament that the orders of the Speaker are equivalent to those of the High Court, but then when you disobey a High Court Order, there are clear processes. You go for contempt of court proceedings and you are arrested and jailed. When did we ever use the contempt of orders of this Parliament? The orders of this Parliament are continuously disregarded. The orders of our Speakers are equally strong just like the orders of the High Court Judges. I am seeing a situation where a High Court Judge gives an order and another High Court Judge overturns that order. They have to go to the Court of Appeal or to the Supreme Court. Here is a situation where orders of the High Court Judges are quickly executed. If you do not execute them, you go to jail. We need to see that happening. When a Committee of the House calls witnesses before it and they refuse to come when it summons them, we need to have a situation where they are arrested. That is because we cannot be a talk show. This is not a talking shop. I do not want to impute improper motive on the Judiciary but, clearly, when you go for that dialogue that has been recommended by Members - and I think it is very important – tell them the three arms of the Government are holding the country together. We cannot trash the orders of the court, but when they give irregular and illegal orders I urge, hon. Speaker, to give us directions to disregard them. That is because you cannot give orders in vain and expect an arm of the Government to follow them blindly. With those few remarks, I urge you, when you go for that dialogue, do not be the underdog; be the one to show the way. I thank you."
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