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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay Town, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
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        "legal_name": "George Peter Opondo Kaluma",
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    "content": "If you look at Clause 11(b) of this proposed Bill, there is a jurisdiction which is being granted to the criminal courts which is only vested in civil courts. It says that upon conviction, the court may, in addition to whatever criminal orders, order compensation. Hon. Deputy Speaker, you are an older and better lawyer than me. When does a criminal court sit as a civil court to determine quantum of damage and compensation? You know the rigours of it. It is for this reason that even when you have offences which are committed in the process of an election in an election petition, the election court refers the matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for further 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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