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    "id": 1110879,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Maanzo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": " I apologise to my senior, Millie Odhiambo, for that inconvenience. I want to state that this is a very tricky area in the practice of law because it is a relationship issue between landlords and tenants and their rights therein. The problem that has been at the rent tribunal in dealing with premises like shops and hotels is that there used to be a limitation as to the amount of money that can be taken up by the tribunal. There will always be disputes of small nature. In fact, it also conflicts with the idea of the Small Claims Court and the idea of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, which can also be applied in this case. If you look at the judicature process, the chairperson of the tribunal will now be at the level of a High Court Judge. You know High Court Judges go with jurisdiction, depending on the amount of money involved in a case. This used to fall under a magistrate previously. Many times, there will be complications. People who find their houses locked by landlords always find themselves in trouble and they have to go to court. It has been a serious concern. When you pay the rent, the house is unlocked. During this COVID-19 time, people’s shops are being closed. Others have been closed for a long time and even when they are closed, landlords continue to charge rent and yet, they have closed down people’s businesses and livelihoods. The matter ends up in court and the tenant’s goods are auctioned. It creates a lot of problems. This court will have a deputy registrar and experts to guide it. It will also have a deputy chairperson whose role is not very clear. It means that, at the Committee of the whole House stage, we will need to fine-tune the Bill so that we can distinguish many matters. If you have the jurisdiction of a High Court and then you say the appeal will lie with the High Court, then there is a conflict. There is no way a judge can sit on appeal of another judge of equivalent jurisdiction. I 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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