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    "id": 778097,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "I want to start with Prof. Mugenda. This honourable lady, those of us who have interacted with Kenyatta University—and for your information this is the institution where I did my PhD in economics—this lady has moved this university from a very low level to an international university. I am just imagining that by her joining this important commission, she will come with the same vision so that the Judiciary as an institution will deliver to Kenyans, more so in access to justice. Looking at Mr. Patrick Gichohi, all of us who have interacted with Parliament for many years know Patrick Gichohi was once a Clerk of this important House. I have interacted with him even in our Committee on Administrative Justice and he brings to this commission a lot of experience. The good thing is, Gichohi having interacted with politicians like us for many years, maybe he will be the right link between Parliament and the Judiciary, because he understands us and now he will be on the other side of the Judiciary, so that small misunderstandings between the Judiciary and Parliament at times can easily be sorted when we have commissioners who appreciate us. That is why I want to thank you, Hon. Speaker. The ruling you made yesterday, in terms of the petition, is a landmark. As a House we should never be seen to be antagonising other institutions which are at our level. The Judiciary is another arm of Government. We are the second arm of Government and then the Executive. Any time we seem to be protecting the independence of the Judiciary and our own independence and promoting interdependence because that must be there, that is very good for this nation. I see these names—Patrick Gichohi, Mugenda and Mr Felix Koskei—I am assured that the Judiciary will be in safe hands and anything to do with it will go a long way in supporting Kenyans in being able to access justice, which has not been very accessible to a majority of the people we represent. With those few comments, I want to wish these commissioners well as they join the rest of the commissioners. I want to urge Members of this House that as we move forward, it is important that we all respect the independence of these institutions, the three arms of Government, because none of them can perform without each other, but we all have clear mandates as institutions and we must be seen to be carrying out our mandate even as we move forward. With those remarks, Hon. Speaker, I support. Thank you."
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