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    "id": 64490,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kilonzo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 47,
        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I would like to oppose this amendment for the reason that this country has gone through a very difficult period of suspicion of the Judiciary. Many Kenyans have views that touch on this Judiciary. By including three foreigners, particularly senior judges either serving or retired, we want to introduce an element of objectivity, so that in the three boards one of the three will be a non-Kenyan. This is intended to bring balance. We have done this before. You will recall that the Committee of Experts had three foreigners who did a wonderful job. Even in the Truth, Justice and Reconcilliation Commission we have foreigners and so on. Even in the outgoing court on the dispute resolution for the constitutional review, we had three judges from overseas. I want to plead with the hon. Member who is moving this amendment to forbear this amendment in order to allow the country to have an objective point of view. It is essential that we know that in nearly every complaint, there is a Kenyan. If we create an impression that there is witch-hunting, we will hurt the Judiciary even much more than we did in 2003. I oppose."
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