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    "id": 459741,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "We invited the JSC several times. We made the distinction in separation of powers between what JSC is and what the Judiciary is. We tried to really interpret that Parliament has an oversight role; despite pleas the JSC did not appear and one of the mistakes they also made was to refuse to be guided by Article 125 of the Constitution that gives Parliament and the committees of Parliament the powers of a court to summon persons. When you are summoned, even if the notice is short, you have to appear and make an application for more time. That is what we do in court every other time. Adjourning a matter in court is not a big issue. You should appear before the Committee. You explain that you only received summons two or three days ago. You say that the matter that you are being asked to respond to is grave, and you then request that: “Dear members of the Committee, we request one week or two weeks.” If they did that, I think that the Committee would have indulged them, but to say you are the Judiciary and refuse to appear at all is just to create the situation we now find ourselves in."
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