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    "content": "Hon. Members, Standing Order No.225(2)(b) requires the Speaker to report to the House any Petition other than those presented by a Member. I, therefore, wish to report to the House that my Office has received a Petition submitted by one Mr. Brian Onyango Moses and one Mr. Boru Gollo Jattani. The Petitioners wish to propose amendments to Section 15 of the Advocates Act (Cap 16) regarding the period of consideration for petitions for admission to the Roll of Advocates. Hon. Members, the Petitioners aver that the period of ninety (90) days prescribed in Section 15 of the Advocates Act (Cap 16) within which a petition for admission to the Roll of Advocates may be heard is excessive and unnecessarily lengthy. They, therefore, propose a reduction of the period to thirty (30) days. Further, Hon. Members, the Petitioners observe that within the current framework, petitions for admission to the Roll of Advocates can only be heard by the Chief Justice. The Petitioners, therefore, propose that the law be amended to provide for the Deputy Chief Justice or the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court of Kenya to hear such petitions in the absence of the Chief Justice. The Petitioners aver that the issues in respect of which the Petition is made are not pending before any court of law or other constitutional or legal body. The Petitioners pray that the National Assembly amends the Advocates Act (Cap 16) to, among other things, reduce the period of consideration for petitions for admission to the Roll of Advocates. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.227, this Petition stands committed to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for consideration. The Committee is urged to exhaustively consider the Petition and report its findings to the Petitioners and the House as required under Standing Order No.227(2). I thank you."
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