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    "id": 588608,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/588608/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "The other issue is on the Judicial Code of Conduct. This was mentioned yesterday by Hon. Dalmas Otieno. Clause 30 says that every judge of the court shall sign and ascribe to the Judicial Code of Conduct. This is from the supply side that judicial officers will be signing to adhere to their code of conduct but, signing to make sure that you adhere to your code of conduct does not guarantee that you will deliver in terms of your performance. We need an independent review mechanism. This could be within or outside the Judiciary to make sure that we have a team of experts who can look at performance of judges and say whether they are meeting the expectations as per their terms of reference or expectations of Kenyans. If not, it would make recommendations so that these judges are advised accordingly. Some may not be meeting their expectations because of lack of capacity. We are aware that when some of them remain in one station for long, their capacity is not continuously built. It is important that we also come up with a programme on how to build capacity of these judges to make sure that they factor in some of the new approaches to delivering justice. In that case, they will be helping this country. So, I am recommending that in Clause 29, there might be need for another paragraph or another sub clause to ensure that we have that independent review team which will help the Judiciary perform better in delivering services to Kenyans. That will go a long way in ensuring that access to justice in Kenya becomes a critical matter."
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