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    "id": 459715,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "We are law makers. Read the Constitution once in a while. When you talk about thresholds, the work of this Committee was not to determine guilt or innocence on the part of the JSC. At a prima facie level, it was just to determine if there was substantial ground for the formation of a tribunal where now the members of the JSC--- In fact, I think a few of them are my friends. I have nothing against the individuals, but the institution itself must be run in the right way; it must follow the rule of law. The question is: Are there sufficient grounds that warrant a tribunal to be formed for investigations to be done on whether they have violated the Constitution? Yes, such grounds exist. Hon. Speaker, the Committee has shown us that there was violation of Articles 161(2). Also Article 173(1) and 173(3) are very clear. We know that the Judiciary funds must be administered through the office of the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary. There are allegations that a certain committee within the JSC was actually acting as if they held the authority to incur expenditure. That is something that must be looked into impartially and objectively. There was violation of Article 245 (4), which I cannot even fathom. That the JSC can write to the Inspector-General of Police while the Constitution is very clear that no one can give directives to the Inspector-General on who to arrest or investigate or not to-- - There are certain members of the Judiciary who were mentioned in allegations that they had misappropriated Kshs80 million, which is taxpayers money. That is money that was appropriated by this House yet directions are given to the Inspector-General of Police that certain people should not be arrested. If we are to live up to our role as Parliament, let us be impartial and objective. Let us play our role the way Kenyans who elected us expect us to do. With those remarks, I strongly support this report."
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