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    "id": 460875,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Keynan",
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, thank you so much. I have just consulted and I hope hon. Kaluma will accept. On the face of it, it is good to be honest about some of these recommendations. Let me explain the background of Recommendations 16 and 17. These are recommendations to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Recommendation 16 says: “The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) investigates its former and present members and staff who were involved in the handling of the NCPB matter for allegations of corruption, bench fixing, (or influencing the bench), corruption, bias and abuse of office with respect to rulings ...” Hon. Speaker, what I am informed is that there are a number of witnesses who appeared before the Committee including lawyers. One time the file was missing for almost six months. They had to reconstruct a new file. Who stole that file? Was it not being kept by the Judiciary? One time this case was heard by over eight judges at different times. We had seven lawyers. The first lawyer, for the record was Nancy Barasa. Later on she ended up being the Deputy Chief Justice and that was the period when this thing was alive at the Judiciary. What we said is consistent with the procedures and our Constitution. We are not saying another entity should investigate. We are saying the JSC which has an oversight role on all judicial officers should investigate colleagues. Is there anything wrong with that particular recommendation?"
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