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    "id": 1105439,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Otiende Amollo",
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    "content": "(Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The issue that was raised and responded to by the Chair is not a light matter. Some of us remember and some of us do not remember that less than three-and-half years ago we were in that situation where because of political affiliations many of those who supported our side of the divide lost their lives, indeed over 50. The matter was taken up in court and it is still pending. The problem with the judicial avenue is that… The judicial remedy is not ideal for this case. First, because of time. The time it takes to get to the bottom of such a matter in the Judiciary is way beyond what justice demands. Second is the cost. It is very expensive to prosecute a matter of this nature. Third, is the fact, Hon. Speaker, as you observed, that even after you get judgment, it will pend for years. There are judgments that have now been pending for four decades. Lastly, whether you get judgement or not, as Hon. Speaker observed, there is an express injunction against executing against Government. So, you will get judgment and you will have to sit on it until Jesus comes back or until the time the Government has sympathy on you. Only then will you be paid. So, it is not a good avenue."
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