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    "id": 538134,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important matter. As a lawyer, I would like to say that the JSC is a very important organ of the Republic of Kenya. This is the Commission which takes care of matters justice in this country. It also takes care of a whole are of the Government because the Government is divided into three arms. What the President is now doing, unless he does not mean it, is to fight corruption on a very serious level. Any small allegation made against any person in public office, including Members of Parliament, the practice now is to step aside for proper investigations to be conducted. When the person has been cleared of the allegation, he or she can continue serving the public. I believe the President is very serious in this. For him to have sent to us names of persons who have been mentioned in one way or another and there is no sufficient clearance of them--- I have listened to what hon. Shaban has said and I think it is very important. She refreshed our minds on the current composition of the JSC. If you follow you will see that there is almost the true face of Kenya in that and that was considered. That is not the problem now. The problem is that these persons, if there are allegations against them, we do not want to appoint people who will be forced to step aside the next day, or who will appear on allegations before the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC). For that reason, it is only fair that other names be brought. We do not mind even if they came from the same communities as these ones. People who have not been mentioned in anything are likely to be impartial when executing matters justice in this country. So, it is very important that we think about that as a nation. If somebody has been mentioned in whatever way, and whether an affidavit has been sworn or not, it is not sufficient. I respect my senior very much but as long as the allegation remains unresolved, the affidavit is of no consequence, because this is a matter of a criminal nature and proof must be beyond reasonable doubt. It is not on a balance of probabilities as normal affidavits will do. It is very important that 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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