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    "id": 939277,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "and juniors. It may appear as though it is the President to blame, but we are talking about Cabinet Secretaries not releasing money to the Judiciary. That blame should not be on the President because he has immunity. Deal with the junior officers who are frustrating you because their responsibility is to represent the President correctly in their jobs and to advise him on what needs to be done. We cannot use conjecture and blame the President. Deal with the Cabinet Secretaries and the Principal Secretaries. Make the orders that are supposed to be made. Let the Judiciary stand and become a beacon of hope and confidence. In conclusion, when the Council of Governors (CoG) went to the Supreme Court and asked the Court to make a determination on the Appropriation Bill, which was preceded by the Division of Revenue Bill, to make counties lose resources - These are the same issues the Chief Justice is raising - the Supreme Court, presided over by the Chief Justice, said that the CoG is not a state organ and, therefore, they have no jurisdiction to be heard. The same Constitution says that you must not use procedure and technicalities to deny substantive justice. The same complaints counties are having are similar to the ones of the Judiciary. At that point, the Judiciary knew that they had a budget and they had already been allocated a certain amount for money. They did not want to disturb the Appropriation Bill because they had their money. But look at what has happened. If the Judiciary will not be bold when other institutions of Government have problems--- the Former Chief Justice Mutunga‟s Court was bold enough and made a decision that preserved the integrity of devolution and the jurisdiction of this House. The Judiciary must continue being bold, notwithstanding the criticism they face from the rest of us. This is because if you accede an inch, they will come for a mile. You thought that you were nice by not doing away with the Appropriation Act and a legislation that is in place, look at what is happening. When they were done with the Senate and the county governments, they are now coming for you. The Judiciary must become bold in performing its responsibility. I have said it before that as a Majority Leader in this House, there might be certain trappings of power that are associated to my office. However, those are temporary allocations. Tomorrow, if I do not have that position--- You could be the most powerful CS reported in all the newspapers and the next day, you are not in office. When you are left on your own and the State comes for you, it is only the Judiciary that can come to your rescue. That is where you can get orders to protect your rights under Chapter Four of the Constitution. My advice to my friends who might be in the Jubilee Administration as Principal Secretaries, CSs and any other positions they hold is that power is temporary. Let us protect the Office of the Judiciary. Respect the institution of the Judiciary because tomorrow when you are without the titles, the only place you will run for preservation and protection of your rights is in the Judiciary. Let us not be shortsighted in denying them money and in pushing them to make decisions that favour the State at the expense of the rights of Kenyans. Then you will be on the receiving end for more years than the time you spent in public office. 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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