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    "id": 971083,
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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": "people who need to be taken care of most, in terms of service, are the magistrates because they deal with many cases that emanate from the ground. Another issue worth noting is that when money collected by the Judiciary is banked, it does not accrue any interest, for one reason or another. This is especially based on the Public Finance Management Act, which needs to be amended. It is the responsibility of this House to do that quickly so that monies that are collected on behalf of the Judiciary and banked can earn some interest. After all, the banks must also be charging the Judiciary for the work that the banks do for them. This would be another source of income for the Judiciary. Also flagged out is lack of manpower yet we know very well that a number of judges who were nominated were not accepted. It is in public domain that some organisations went to court to challenge their nomination and force the President to allow the 41 judges to be accepted. This is a matter of urgency. Possibly, this House should pronounce itself on this matter even as the courts do that so that we have the new judges appointed to help reduce the backlog of cases in the Judiciary. The country was not happy when the Judiciary said that some of the matters going to court now will only be heard after five years. That defeats the principle of justice itself because justice delayed is justice denied. Therefore, the judges who were nominated should be appointed quickly to fill the gap. Finally, is the issue of infrastructure, which one Hon. Member approached through NG- CDF funding. I support this but the structure within the Judiciary should provide a very easy format whereby we, within Parliament, who manage the NG-CDF funds, can help in developing the Judiciary’s infrastructure without a lot of red-tape. I have already done a similar thing in Emuhaya Constituency. I have set aside land and money but some red-tape within the Judiciary has slowed down the process. The fact that the population has since increased and the structure of the Government has changed such that we now have even smaller units operating means that there is also need for more justice services to be rendered to Kenyans. I want to ask the Judiciary to make it easy for that process to start so that we can get to all Kenyans covered. With those few remarks, I support the Motion."
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