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    "id": 876478,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "institutions. For us to ensure that rights are achieved in this nation, we must allow the Kenyan National Human Rights Commission (KNHRC) to perform. We must allow the National Gender Commission (NGC) to work. We must allow the Commission of Administrative of Justice (CAJ) to perform its responsibilities independently. I challenge my colleagues in Government, in Jubilee and in the administration of the Government that it is good as a nation for us to accept institutions to operate independently. It is good because, today, we are in office, but you will not be in those offices tomorrow; and you will need institutions that will guarantee your rights. That is why I challenge the judges and the Judiciary that they must remain above board. They must not enter into the pockets of county governments or the national Government because Kenyans depend on them to guarantee their rights. If there is anything that a judge in the High Court or any court of this great Republic must do, it is to ensure that the oath of office that they swore is to, first of all, ensure and guarantee that Chapter Four of the Constitution is being preserved. Madam Temporary Speaker, in my short time in politics, I have learnt that short- term interests will not make this country move forward. We must, therefore, accept to move together as a nation by ensuring that rights are being achieved and guaranteed by independent institutions. As I second this Bill, there must be a proper reporting mechanism that is going to be provided for in those county strategic plans. This is because yes, citizens will say they want this and that, but do not have the ability to deduce which one is a right and which one is a luxury for them. It is, therefore, important for those who are in governance in counties to do what is right to ensure that this law is observed. This is a beautiful law and I just want us to ensure that we add a few structures for reporting so that we then have a law that is accountable to the people of Kenya in many ways. I congratulate the Mover, and I will work with her on any further suggestions that I have so that, at the Committee Stage, we can add more provisions to this law. I also request our Members in the National Assembly to work with us to ensure that these rights are achieved. Let us put aside our small fights over supremacy of which House is bigger, which one has come with many laws and which one has come with less laws. What is important is that whosoever will come with any legislation, we must all cooperate to pass it, because it is in the best interest of the people of Kenya. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to second."
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