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        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I support the Motion, I wish to say that I am a member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. In the process of vetting these two nominees, I noted that they have a wide range of experience in very many areas. It is important for us to note that these two nominees have a special role to play in the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). The role of these members is to represent the public. That means they have to stand for the more than 40 million Kenyans. So, experience in public service is critical because it is going to facilitate their work. Each of the nominees was able to clearly tell the Committee how they are going to play their role. We have had a very serious problem of late between this House and the Judiciary to the extent where we even invite the Chief Justice or the Members of the JSC and they do not appear for reasons I do not want to deal with here. From their presentation, it was clear to us that these are persons who know that they are going to represent the public. They will even insist to the Commission that it is important for them to appear before the House. Things have been said about nominee Bett. I would like to refer this House to paragraph 4 (7) on page 12 of the Report, where it talks about the illegal land allocation in Mau Forest. This nominee submitted an affidavit, attached as Appendix IX, affirming that he does not own any land in Mau Forest. As a lawyer, I know that if you swear an affidavit to state a fact that is the highest level at which you can demonstrate that you do not own land in a particular area. There is nothing better than that. This nominee has taken an oath and that affidavit is attached to this Report. Therefore, I would urge my colleagues that do not use the fact that this person applied for land in Mau to punish him. When he has sworn an affidavit. On the second nominee, I hear my learned colleague, hon. Kajwang‘, talking about this lady having been an official of The National Alliance (TNA). Fortunately, I was in the Tenth Parliament. We passed the law. You were also in that Parliament. We did not pass a law that excludes people who have served in political parties from being appointed. As we move forward we will need to amend these laws to deal with some of these issues. Finally, the fact that it does not represent a balanced list is true. The Committee, on page 21, has recognized that fact and in Recommendation No. 3, the President should in future--- We have recognized it and it is part of the Report that in future, beginning from tomorrow and the day after, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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