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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy, it is the second time we are talking about the Judiciary. We had the other Bill which went through the Second Reading yesterday. Now we have another opportunity to look at how the Judiciary has been run and how we want it to be run. What I am happy about is the manner in which the judges and other judicial officers will be appointed. There were days that I know that people literally used to campaign to become judges. It depended on the type of god father you had. We know, in fact, that some people had been able to persuade authorities to appoint judges sometimes on account that they were going to be possible in parliamentary election. Not on the basis that they were competent to occupy judicial office. So, this is a great moment for me being a lawyer. I have witnessed the manner in which judicial officers have been appointed in this country. At one point, we found that the Bench was very junior compared to the Bar. Those members of the bar who were senior and available to be appointed as judges would never be appointed. However, when they were approached for appointments, then they saw in the order of seniority at the time when the offer was made, they were going to be very junior in the Bench. But this JSC is hinged on the Constitution and all the values that are contained in the Constitution go to the JSC. This Bill must also be in compliance with the Constitution of Kenya being the supreme law of the land. I hope that even before we talk about judges and JSC that other organs of State, will not wait until we have an election under this Constitution, but begin to live by the requirements of this Constitution."
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