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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I would like to thank Hon. Chepkong’a for bringing this Bill. I attended the seminar in Mombasa where these issues were discussed. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I had pressed my intervention button regarding what Hon. Jakoyo had mentioned a few minutes earlier. I wanted your indulgence so that you could, maybe, give a ruling on the same. I think it is wrong for a Member to allude that the Judiciary is a reflection of the Executive. It is unacceptable. The Constitution is clear on separation of powers between the Executive, Judiciary and the Legislature. People should not vent their anger on the Executive all the time when other arms have made mistakes. Hon. Jakoyo mentioned that the Board was vetting people based on rulings made before the new Constitution. If I can recollect well, according to the Act, that is what they were supposed to do. The new Constitution did not take care of a situation where a judge was picked after its advent. We respect Hon. Jakoyo, but it is wrong for him to allude to facts that are not true. Regarding IEBC, it could have had its mistakes, but there is a process of removing an independent body. We should do that so that we do not keep on saying so. The Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC) and the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs did not agree with the Board on a certain recommendation. The Act requires that if you are a member of the Judges and Magistrates 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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