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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "It reads as follows:- “I confirm receipt of summons---” I do not think they were summons as such. I think it was an invitation, but he says:- “I confirm receipt of summons to appear before your Committee. I am writing to request that we agree on a mutually convenient date for appearance because I had a conference at the Supreme Court hearings to preside over and June 11th 2014 does not work at all for me. I also believe that I am entitled to get the questions you will raise with me in advance. After you hear the Chief registrar of the Judiciary, you will also be in a position to decide whether you want to summon me as the head of the Judiciary.” This was on 9th June, 2014. On 18th June, 2014 we wrote through the Clerk of the National Assembly to the Hon. CJ. We were referring to his letter dated 9th June, 2014 on the aforementioned and your subsequent telephone conversation with the Chair of the PAC, Hon. Ababu Namwamba EGH. M.P. The letter says:- “This is to confirm that the Committee heard from the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary on 10th June, 2014 and still finds it necessary to hear from you. Consequently, the Committee has scheduled to meet you on 1st July, 2014 at 10.a.m in the Chamber on 1st Floor County Hall, Parliament buildings. Forwarded herewith are issues discussed during the meeting”. Hon. Speaker, it includes all the issues that the Committee wanted to discuss with the Hon. CJ. This letter was unfortunately not responded to. Instead, on 30th June, 2014, he wrote to you and I have a copy of that letter. He is talking about the PAC hearings on the special audit of the Judiciary. It is also a short letter. You can allow me to read it out. It says:- “I am deeply gratified that the special audit of the Judicial Service Commission and the Judiciary requested by the National Assembly’s PAC in October, 2013, is finally ready and being considered. The April 2014 Special Audit Report confirms the findings made by the JSC in the 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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