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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I cannot resist making a comment on this. I thank the distinguished young Senator for Nandi County, a lawyer in his own right, for raising that issue. The Chief Justice is not just a Chief Justice, but he is the President of the Supreme Court. A month ago, we saw the Chief Justice being read the riot act in a public meeting in Bomas of Kenya, and he struggled to defend himself and the institution, and he did it rather clumsily. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in comparable jurisdictions - all these great lawyers can tell you - if you go to England, the ordinary man does not know who their Chief Justice is. If you go to the United States of America (USA), the ordinary man on the street does not physically know who the Chief Justice of the US is. You meet the Chief Justice in his judgments or in court, not standing on a roadside gathering and looking bamboozled. This is bringing dishonor to a profession that is so honored. We call ourselves learned friends because we are learned and the head of this profession in this country is the Chief Justice and the President of the Supreme Court. We feel embarrassed to see that happening. When I heard the Chief Justice saying that he is happy that the Executive has come to bring development to his homeland, he is not the Chief Justice of Kisii County but the Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya and this must be told to him, over and over. I want to suggest to my distinguished colleague, Sen. Orengo and others who are lawyers in this House; let us pay a courtesy call on the Chief Justice and tell him that this dishonor must stop. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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