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    "id": 459704,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Wahome",
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        "legal_name": "Alice Muthoni Wahome",
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    "content": "administrator of the Judiciary is the Chief Registrar of the High Court, but these JSC Commissioners, who are paying themselves Kshs80,000 per sitting, have now abandoned their role and have taken up the role of the Chief Registrar of the High Court. Indeed, hon. Manson in his contribution says that the question is about control of the Judiciary Fund, but the Constitution gives that control to the office of the Chief Registrar. It is not the JSC. Hon. Nyamweya, my good friend, must read the Constitution and avoid applying different standards. I honestly believe that he is an able Member and he has said that we must observe the law. We are saying: Is the Constitution violated? Are these members of the JSC thinking that this House has mandate over them or not? If this House does not seize this opportunity to put things right in the Judiciary, we are likely to go back to those dark days when the Judiciary was used and was a monster. It had horns that made my good friend, hon. Justice Ringera, say “it is time to hold the bull by the horns”. The horns of the JSC can only be trimmed by this House through our oversight role. It is only this House that can question and say “your actions must be interrogated”. We are not removing the JSC; we are saying that they must be sent to the tribunal where they can be questioned. The recommendations of the report to this House are very clear. One, that the House resolves that the petitions herein together with the materials in support therefore be sent to His Excellency the President pursuant to Article 251 of the Constitution. Two, that the House resolves that His Excellency the President appoints a tribunal to deal with the matter in accordance with Article 251 (5) of the Constitution. All these materials plus time and opportunity for the commissioners to defend themselves through the tribunal will be availed. I strongly support the report."
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