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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this timely Statement by the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. I knew him in the past when he was a milk vendor, but I am very proud of him now, as the Senator for Nandi, for the good work that he has been doing. As I stand here today, I am a worried man, because we might as well just throw this Constitution in the dustbin. The role of the Judiciary is to defend that Constitution. It is very worrying when you see a notice from a Deputy Registrar of a court in Kenya that reads as follows:- “Due to Judiciary budget cuts, we have been unable to facilitate the three Judge bench scheduled for the 28th October, 2019.” Someone once said, “Justice delayed, is justice denied.” Therefore, if legal redress is available for a party that has suffered an injury, but it is not forthcoming in a timely fashion, it is ineffective. Mr. Speaker, Sir, last week when I saw the CJ giving a Press conference, stating clearly that he is not respected; and that he is denied certain services, a lot of things just came to mind. I wondered if you do not like CJ Maraga as a person, why can you not respect that institution? The three arms of Government were brought about so that they can check each other. They are equal arms of Government; the Legislature, the Judiciary and the Executive. I hope that this time, this Parliament can take this opportunity to correct this. When I say Parliament, I am not only speaking of the Senate or the National Assembly; I am speaking about both Houses. When people talk about constitutional amendments, the first thing we must do, is to ensure that when we have a Constitution which is supposed to be defended or protected by one arm of Government, we must ensure that when we are doing the Appropriation Act, for example, we have different Appropriations Acts. I have heard my 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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