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    "id": 1109019,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
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        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Bill basically sets the terms and conditions of the relationship. More fundamentally, it sets a single tribunal, unlike in the past where we used to have separate tribunals; One for residential housing and another one for commercial. Good enough, it moves the management of the tribunal from the Cabinet Secretary (CS) in charge of the matter presently, to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) as required in the Constitution. It is hoped in such a manner, therefore, that we would have a more robust and professionally run tribunal that can offer justice to the litigants who come before it. I have had in many occasions appeared before the Business Premises Rent Tribunal (BPRT) as an expert, and you could see the short comings and the lack of capacity in arbitrating the matters before them. We believe that these changes will make the tribunal more accountable and better at arbitrating issues at hand. I must commend whoever drafted the Bill for doing their best. However, there are fundamental mistakes that seem to be creeping back, and yet they were the main causes of complaints based on the existing legislation that we are purporting to be deleting by this one."
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