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    "id": 971081,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Emuhaya, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Omboko Milemba",
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Omboko Milemba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have not spoken to this. I thank the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for having brought this Report. The Report has come at the right time because there has been a lot of talk about the Judiciary and the events there. We have heard the head of the Judiciary complain publicly about an array of things. That gives us an audit of what is happening within the Judiciary and possibly for us to input on what can be undertaken. Some of the things that were flagged out by the Report was funding of the Judiciary which was observed not to be adequate. Even the little that was given to the Judiciary was not guaranteed to reach them. The JSC together with the Chief Justice have continually stated that one of the problems affecting them which hinder their work has been lack of funding. I support the observations and recommendations of the Committee that we need to increase funding to the Judiciary. The independence of the Judiciary should not be in name only. That independence should be based on an array of things that even include the funding and financing of the Judiciary so that they do not beg the other arms of Government, especially the Executive. At the end of the day, they become the appendix of the Executive and, therefore, can be influenced. This is coming at a time when there are so many serious issues concerning litigation in the country. They are broad issues that even include elections where we are headed to if we will have the referendum. This can only be executed by an independent Judiciary, both in funding and also in law and stature. I support the Report to the extent of increasing funds of the Judiciary so that they remain independent and free from influence. We saw serious independence of the Judiciary when they were adjudicating on the Presidential election petition during the last general election. If the Judiciary is not funded properly, you do not expect any such a ruling at any other time, moving forward."
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