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    "content": "The other judge was Justice Togbo. Justice Togbo found in a petition court that was filed against President Moi by hon. Matiba then, that although hon. Matiba did not sign the petition; it was signed by his wife, the petition was properly before the court. I think it was the current Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs who was the lawyer of President Moi. For that reason, Justice Togbo was forced to leave the Judiciary. But when you have the courage and the ability to deliver justice and deliver it swiftly, usually you leave your job in the Judiciary. If you are moribund and always ask: “what can I do here,” you rise in the Judiciary. That is where we are coming from. I understand that Justice Togbo is now a big administrator all over Africa and abroad, doing very good cases and settling very many issues that he would have done when he was a judge. So, we have lost very good people because we were managing the Judiciary without rules. I like what we are trying to do now. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is a provision which we liked in Article 13 that talks of technology; that a judicial officer should be somebody who can use the latest technology. What I have in mind and why we introduced that--- No, I think it is in Article 3 (l) on page 33. It says that: “A judge should apply modern technology in his operations.” If you go to a court of law, most judges have the tradition of using ink; they write with a pen in long hand and they write slowly because you know some judges are now 70 and above. They do not hear fast because they have to say it loud; and they strain to read or see. For him to write “communicate,” it takes minutes! So, the judge can decide what to write and what not to write during the proceedings. If he decides not to write one of your best points or the best part of your evidence, then it means that even if you go to appeal, there will be no record that that matter ever rose. So, I was telling them that in Parliament here, as I speak now, if leave here after an hour and went to the HANSARD, most likely I will be given a transcript of what I have spoken. We need to have a verbatim transcript of what happened; so that if the judge abused or harassed me, because we are talking of temperament, it would also be in the transcript. I think we should make it a rule, Minister – and I am also talking to the new Chief Justice, whoever"
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