THE Benefits of Former Chief Justice Bill has passed its second reading in the National Assembly after coming up for consideration on Monday. The Bill was read a second time, after which Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti indicated that the committee stage would be taken today. Debating the Bill, Acting Minister of Justice Jack Mwiimbu said the Bill seeks to provide a standalone and comprehensive legal framework on the retirement benefits of a former Chief Justice. “Madam Speaker, the Bill seeks to provide for a standalone and comprehensive legal framework on the retirement benefits of a former Chief Justice. Madam Speaker, in the Republic, the head of each of the three arms of government, that is the Executive,...