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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Bowen",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Kangongo Bowen",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on this proposal. This is a very small amendment. It was just meant to align the Act with the amendment which was in this House before, which talked about the Board to finish their work before 31st December, this year. It is very important because if the section remains the way it is, it might bring up some litigation issues. That is why it is good to bring the amendment, which I support. The Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board has done very good work in the Judiciary. In the Judiciary, cases are now being deliberated very fast because the Board has really worked to make sure that they have streamlined the Judiciary, especially the judges. The corruption allegations which we used to hear in the Judiciary have also reduced now. I ask the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs if some members of this Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board can be incorporated in the Judiciary for continuity and sustainability of the core values and principles of dispensing justice in the Judiciary. This is because some of those judges who were vetted before have gone back to their old days of delaying cases. Corruption issues are again emanating from the Judiciary. I do not know how we can make this process continuous so that the Judiciary we have today can be different from the one we had 10 years. Going forward, we also see more services from the Judiciary. There is also need for this Committee to bring together the issues we have in the Judiciary and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). There have been issues especially between the JSC and the Judiciary. This is because sometimes we have heard issues of the JSC running the Judiciary on a daily basis, which should not be the case. I stand to support the amendment and ask the Chair to also considers bringing in some of the members of the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board into the Judiciary so that we can sustain these service delivery values and principles. I support."
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