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    "id": 1087387,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to support the Statement by Sen. Cheruiyot concerning the closure of courts. Courts must always be open. I say this because in a society, you will always find that people have issues. If people are not managed well, they may even take the law into their hands. In a situation where there is crime in a village and the matter is not reported to the authority that enforce law, people can take the law into their hands. It has been evident that sometimes a thief is found a burnt to death. Sometimes they are even stoned. However, when courts are in place and are open, the law can actually deal with such crimes. When the courts are closed, the rate of crime goes high, and when the rate of crime goes high, there are many things that will be affected, such as the issue of development. For example, in a situation where someone’s stall is broken into and all his merchandise is taken, that already takes that person back very many years. This is because he already had startup capital that he invested in his merchandise and has started earning a living. When crime happens and all his goods are taken away, it means that the person cannot provide for his family. Madam Temporary Speaker, there are also cases where people are robbed in their own houses. People also have their houses and premises broken into. If the law is not there to enforce order and ensure that people are safe and secure, we will have a lot of insecurity. In a state where there is a lot of insecurity, the environment is not conducive for development and trade. Even basic human rights will be violated. There is need for the urgent reopening of the law courts in Kericho so that the people of Kericho are not affected unnecessarily. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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