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    "id": 939273,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/939273/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Subsection (3) says- “A national State organ shall ensure reasonable access to its services in all parts of the Republic, so far as is appropriate to do so having regard to the nature of the service.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, I watched the Chief Justice in shock when he, in public glare, enumerated a number of frustrations he and the Judiciary are going through. To me, this was not such a surprise because we have enumerated similar concerns about the way the Senate is being treated. The responsibility to protect institutions is the primary duty of those entrusted to do so. We usually read a prayer in this House that we have a responsibility entrusted to us, as Senators. There is also a responsibility entrusted to the Chief Justice to protect the Judiciary. It was not by accident that the people of Kenya established the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) where the Chief Justice is the Chairperson. It was also not by accident that the Attorney-General is a member who is a nexus on matters of justice, law and order between the Judiciary and the Executive. Separation of power, as is it, is not a doctrine of frustrating the various arms of Government. It is a doctrine of cooperation, consultation and interdependence. This begs a very important question. This Statement is good, but it is not enough for this Committee 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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