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    "id": 602577,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1154,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 26 of the Bill be amended in sub clause (1)— (a) by deleting paragraph (a) and substituting therefor the following paragraph— “(a) from the Thursday before Good Friday to the Wednesday after Easter Monday, inclusive;” (b) in paragraph (b) by deleting the word “September” and substituting therefor the word “August”; (c) in paragraph (c) by deleting the expression “13th” and substituting therefor the expression “7th”. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the import of this amendment is to reduce the number of days provided for the recess of the court. Part of the work of the advocates has been impeded. Determination of conflicts or appeals at the High Court has always taken too long because of the number of days the courts go on recess. Judges are still entitled to one months’ leave notwithstanding the recess. As explained in the High Court Bill that we have just passed, we stated very clearly that if you want to go on recess, you can take your leave days. Ordinarily, courts do not sit in the afternoon. They only sit in the morning so that they can write their judgments in the afternoon. We still allow them time for recess but we have just reduced the time to allow them to conclude matters fairly quickly."
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