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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for that intervention that ensures the Senators who have spoken before us can allow us to also contribute on this Bill. I will, first, start by saying that as both a lawyer and the Senator of Nairobi City County, I feel attacked this afternoon. So, allow me to start by disabusing some of the notions that have been painted. The simplest one is the accusation that came from the Senate Majority Leader that somehow he does not see why lawyers must be part of some of these bodies that are being proposed in various pieces of legislation. I wanted the Senate Majority Leader to note that if you look at the proposal in the Bill itself, it is a mediation committee we are talking about. I think I need to paint a picture for the Senate Majority Leader of what mediation entails. It is one of those Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms that is free from the structures of litigation; a resolution of matters before our courts. There has developed an area of practice where there are people who are now experts in ADR. If you see the provision in Subsection 7 of the Bill, Sen. M. Kajwang’ The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services, Senate."
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