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    "id": 971121,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/971121/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. William Cheptumo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": "Finally, I would like to say that, as much as we will work hard as a House to allocate enough resources to the Judiciary and actualise the implementation of Article 173 of the Constitution, I also call upon the Judiciary to ensure that, as we allocate resources, the absorption rate of those resources is high. As at now, the absorption rate of resources allocated to various public entities is low. If you look at Government expenditures for Financial Years 2016/2017 and 2017/2018, you will note that the absorption rate is low. Although the Judiciary may have challenges associated with IFMIS and frustration from the National Treasury, I urge them to strive to quickly and efficiently utilise the resources that we will be allocating to them. We currently have 21 courts which require completion in terms of construction. We need Kshs2.1 billion for that purpose, not to mention the mobile courts, renovation of existing courts and so on. I just want to confirm to the House that we are, as a Committee, going to deal with the next set of Annual Reports of the Judiciary, covering Financial Years 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 so that we become up-to-date in terms of tabling our reports. We will do the same to the other constitutional commissions under our watch. Today, we got the one for Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). We will move with speed to bring them onboard so that Members can appreciate what is going on in those institutions and be able to approve those recommendations. I want to assure Members that if this House adopts this Report, we will, as a Committee, ensure that the recommendations are implemented by the Judiciary. With those remarks, I beg to reply."
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