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    "id": 847973,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Shamalla Jennifer",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13169,
        "legal_name": "Jeniffer Shamala",
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    "content": "Most importantly is the amendment on the Judicial Service Act, No. 1 of 2011, which proposes to delete the expression “within three days of receipt of the name” and substitute therefor the expression “within three days after approval by the National Assembly”. Why? It is because, when you look at the final Report on the Constitution which was known as “TheReview Commission Final Report” or “The Ghai Report”, this is what was reported as to what the people said. On page 313 of the Report, it was stated that the Judicial Service Commission should have its membership drawn from the legal fraternity, the Judiciary, professional bodies and other interest groups and that the appointments of the commissioners shall be made by the President after Parliament’s, in the form of a Parliamentary Judicial Committee’s approval. These were the recommendations of that Ghai Report. The underlying principle was that sovereignty is the will of the people; it is inalienable. Indeed, the first nominees to the Judicial Service Commission such as Justice Lenaola, Emily Ominde, Ahmednasir, Florence Mwangangi amongst others were all vetted by the 10th Parliament. Glowing tribute was made on this vetting process by none other than the Hon. Martha Karua, Hon. James Orengo and the late Mutula Kilonzo. It, indeed, was the will of the people. However, I remain very disturbed because, even when we pass this amendment, it will be none other than Yash Pal Ghai who was the Chairman The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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