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    "id": 590833,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "What is very important again is Clause 31. The clause discusses the issue of performance management system. We must appreciate and congratulate the Judiciary in this country for accepting that performance management system is the way to go. When we were debating the Bill on the High Court and the Bill on Magistrates’ Courts, this issue of performance management systems has been mainstreamed. This means Judiciary as an institution and the third arm of Government has accepted that they can only do better if they adopt a performance management system. In that score, they have mentioned the issue of performance contracting where it will be clear by the start of the year, what targets are set for each of the judges who will serve in those courts. They will have a system where they can follow how the implementation will be taking place. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is also an appraisal and evaluation system to make sure that whatever targets have been set, they can be monitored to see whether Kenyans are getting what is expected from the judges. But the way to do it has not been captured in this Bill. That being more of an administrative matter, there will be a separate document which will talk about how it will be done. It can also be important for the Judiciary to borrow what the police service has done. We have an independent body which deals with how the police force is performing in this country. It is a good practice to borrow. The Judiciary can also establish an internal mechanism to make sure that performance management system is implemented in the best manner so that we have an independent body within the Judiciary which will then assess, appraise and do evaluation of how judges are performing."
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