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    "id": 588905,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Shaban",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Clause 5 of the Bill provides for the jurisdiction of the Court as conferred by Article 165(3) and (6) of the Constitution and as conferred by an Act of Parliament. Clause 6 of the Bill provides for the Office of the Presiding Judge of the High Court the responsibilities of the Presiding Judge which relate to the administration and management of the Court and the orderly and prompt conduct of the business of the Court and election of the Principal Judge pursuant to Article 165(2) of the Constitution. All those clauses are actually meant to improve the delivery of justice in our country. Clauses 7 to 9 provide for presiding judges of Station and Division of the Court and their responsibilities and the order of precedence of the judges of the High Court and the quorum of the Court. Clause 10 of the Bill provides for when the Court should sit and when it should have recess. As provided, the Court is proposed to have three sittings in every year and recess in between the sittings. It also provides for the holding of sittings in buildings designated by the Chief Justice and the authorisation of sittings of courts by the Chief Justice on any day and at any time. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is important to note that, as much as we want to improve on the delivery of justice, not the whole country is dotted with these High Courts. So, it is important that the Chief Justice is given a specific mandate to designate these areas. Clauses 11 to 13 provide for the establishment of divisions to promote effectiveness and efficiency in the administration of justice and judicial performance and the establishment of, at least, one station of the Court in every county to facilitate reasonable and equitable access to services of the Court and the transfer and deployment of the judges of the Court from one station or division to another. For all the people who come from all those rural, far and remote counties, it is important to note that this law will pave the way to have a High Court in each of the counties. That means we shall have a High Court in each of the 47 counties. Once we have that, people can have their issues dealt with as quickly as possible. That way we shall deal with the issue of having a backlog and people will not have to travel all the way to Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret or the big towns to have justice dispensed. Clause 14 provides for the establishment of leadership and management teams in every station to act as an advisory body to the Presiding Judge on matters relating to policy, practise and management for effective administration of justice in the station. Clauses 16 to 24 provide for the administration of the Court including the role of the Chief Justice, the Chief Registrar and the Deputy Registrars of the Court, their qualifications, functions and powers, and the review of the decisions of the Registrar relating to judicial functions of the Court by a judge and staff of the Court. 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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