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    "content": ": Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have been here ever since. My few remarks in support of the BPS are that the actual Budget is going to come to this House and this House is going to discharge its duty - one of which includes budgeting. However, let me speak on behalf of the Judiciary because in the Budget Policy Statement, there are allocations for Parliament, which is where we sit and we will speak for ourselves. The Executive also has its allocations, and it is the Executive that is actually making these proposals. As such, it is the Judiciary that possibly needs to be spoken for. I belong to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. The Judiciary came over and made an elaborate representation on why they required an additional Kshs3 billion to cover their expenses. I am happy to note that the Committee made a representation to the Budget and Appropriations Committee and an extra Kshs1 billion was allocated to the Judiciary. It is vitally important that the Judiciary is well funded so that we have all these courts strewn across the country getting completed. I have my own court at Marimanti in Tharaka Constituency that requires about Kshs20 million to complete. It is vitally important that we make a provision for that. It is also important to note that courts are under-staffed and we have a problem with one major court, the Environment and Land Court, which needs to employ more judges to deal with our land cases. It is important that we fund the Judiciary so that it can take care of this and ensure that we have enough staff to dispense justice. It is also important to note that we require modernising our courts so that when we go there, we are able to get our proceedings done quickly. This can only be done if we provide sufficient funds. Unfortunately, my five minutes are over. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the little I have said."
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