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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ochieng",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2955,
        "legal_name": "David Ouma Ochieng'",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. My second amendment is with regard to Recommendation No.4 that states:- “For his failure to provide leadership, the Chief Justice (CJ) must take personal responsibility for allowances paid to the Commissioners of the JSC for attending meetings that were not convened with his knowledge and approval.” My amendment is to question the wording. If you are conceding as a Committee that these meetings were done without knowledge and approval of the Chief Justice, why do you want to make him responsible? My amendment is that the Commissioners who participated in the meetings without the CJ’s approval are the ones to be surcharged. That is why I propose that the text currently be deleted and substituted with a new text saying:- “The various Commissioners of the JSC must take responsibility for allowances paid to them for attending meetings that were convened without the knowledge and approval of the Chief Justice.” Also, an audit of all such meetings should be undertaken and the responsible Commissioners surcharged. The idea is to place the responsibility where it lies - on the people who attended the meetings without the knowledge of the CJ, and who should have known better. This is why I propose that amendment. My third amendment is to delete Recommendation No.5 appearing on page 136. Currently, it states that for disregarding the Treasury’s written advisory on the management of public funds, the CJ must take personal responsibility for all payments irregularly made on his instructions. If you look at page 124, you will find that the Committee basically lays down the roles of the CJ as:- 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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