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    "id": 706486,
    "url": "http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/706486/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Dido",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support this Bill. This is a very important Bill. This Bill is indicative of the progressive nature of our Constitution and lawmaking. This Bill sheds new light on what has always appeared to be foreign to us as we approach our courts because our people appear before courts with fear and intimidation. There is also the strange aura of courts, not just to the ordinary public, but also to the media that is supposed to inform, educate and publicize things - whether they are good or bad - for the consumption of the general public. This Bill peels off the mask on what contempt of court has always been about. This Bill operationalises the Constitution of Kenya 2010, particularly in the Bill of Rights. In Article 20 of the Constitution under the Bill of Rights, it applies to all laws and binds all State organs and all persons. This also brings to the fore that our courts are part of those institutions that must respect, obey and believe in the Bill of Rights. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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