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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Wahome",
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        "legal_name": "Alice Muthoni Wahome",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. As I said before, this Bill will go a long way in introducing reforms in the Judiciary. I am happy with the arrangement of this Court. Two specific issues interest me. The fact that there is a very clear process of electing the president of this Court is very interesting. Previously, we had this role being performed by the Office of the Chief Justice. Now, once the judges of this Court are appointed, they are mandated to come up with the person to sit as the president of that Court. Thereafter, there is a process to come up with the persons to preside in the other courts that will sit elsewhere, taking into account the order of seniority of how judges are appointed. That is good because it discourages people who may want to sit as presiding judges by reason of considerations other than the fact that they are senior. With that consideration of seniority, we expect that there will be experience and competence in terms of management and control of the Court. That is squarely stated in this Bill. This also takes away unnecessary competition among the judges of the court. I am speaking to Clause 8 in relation to seniority of the judges of that court. One thing that must clearly come out in this Bill is how justice in this Court shall be dispensed. I have practised at the Court of Appeal and at the High Court. One very worrying 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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