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    "id": 643477,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Vetting of Judges and Magistrates (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.5 of 2016) be now read a Second Time. Hon. Speaker, this is a Bill that seeks to extend the term of the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board by three months. The Board appeared before the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs that had a retreat in Mombasa. They discussed the pending matters. The Committee considered the issues that were outstanding and felt that the Board should be granted additional three months within which to conclude those matters pending before it. We considered a number of issues, including fair administrative action as enshrined not only in the Fair Administrative Action Act that we passed in this House but also in Article 49 of the Constitution that requires every institution that undertakes a hearing, or prosecutes matters that touch on Kenyans to act in a fair and reasonable manner. We also considered the question of expeditious disposal of matters that are pending before the Board. The Committee felt that expedition should not be at the expense of the rights of the accused person and fair trial and disposal of matters that are pending before the Board. We were informed by the Board that they had concluded all the 29 matters they had within the prescribed time. Unfortunately, and as Hon. Members know, the legislation gives 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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