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    "id": 1339189,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Saku, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Raso",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Chairman, on amendment to Section 14, as a Committee, having had a very thorough discussion, we feel that this amendment does not sit well in what you call an omnibus Bill. It is a fundamental and substantive change to the principal Act. The original proposal was to enhance the penalty for obstruction of justice under the Act from Ksh500,000 to Ksh10 million. However, no evidence or empirical data support such a major amendment to an existing law. That is why we propose to delete that amendment from the omnibus Bill. It could be re-introduced through an amendment to the substantive law so that it can be properly interrogated. The (3) that appears in the Schedule is a syntax error. We felt that it should be deleted so that the amendment is captured as Section 15(3). The proposed amendment seeks to replace the current 30 days with 90 days. In our current law, when the investigating body feels that a particular matter needs an extension for consideration, it goes before the High Court to seek an extension until the matter is concluded to the benefit of the prosecution and the defence. For that matter, we felt that the 90-day provision was subject to abuse considering the current status of our legal system and judicature."
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