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    "id": 643497,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/643497/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyamunga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me an opportunity to add a few comments to what has already been said. I want to support the Bill and the extension of three months. It is very important for the time to be extended. It does not matter whether it has been done two or three times before. It is important that at the end of the day we, as Parliament, are seen to be doing the right thing. We do not want the judges or magistrates to come back and tell us they did not finish or the vetting was not done to the end or the proper conclusion was not made and the report was hurriedly done. These are some of the things that may follow. In my view, as long as there is no monetary impact in the three months, I do not see any harm in giving the Board an extension of three months so that they finalise their work. All of us know very well that judges and magistrates are the custodians of justice in this country. It is their turn to do a good job so that at the end of the day all of us are confident that the judges or magistrates given an opportunity to continue working are people who are already vetted and all the gray areas sorted out. It is very important that we give the extension. I do not think we should take pride in how many commissions we send home. For instance, we sent the TA and Nyachae’s team home and their job was not finished. What pride is there for us, as a nation or Parliament? It is very important that work is done and Parliament is seen to be above board. I support this and it is important that we do a good job so that nobody will question Parliament for not doing a good job or sitting on the job and many other complaints. I support the extension and it is very crucial that it is done so that each and every judge or magistrate is given a fair vetting. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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