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    "id": 1072367,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Petition. Indeed, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the issue of accessing justice is paramount to everyone in this country. If justice is denied or delayed, it is very inhumane. There is need for the Government to allocate resources, for the purpose of ensuring that all Kenyans get justice. Even as we talk about online resources and processing of cases, it is also important to know that there is need for capacity building in the judicial system, so that all the judicial officers have the digital literacy to handle online communication. I think it is something that is very important. There is need for speeding processing of cases, simply because sometimes cases take so long that justice is not achieved. There are cases where people have died, and if it is the head of the family, you will find that the children are not able to access the estate that is rightfully meant for them. This is because of the very many Petitions that are pegged on the head of the family. There are cases where children have not been able to go to school. They were not able to access money for school fees, simply because the case of the head of the family went on for too long, and the court did not make a ruling that the estate should be shared. Sometimes children end up being denied school fees and their rights. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, very many families are afflicted because of delay in cases. There is need for the Government to do something about it. I agree with Sen. Wetangula when he says that there is---"
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