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    "id": 148971,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/148971/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Cheptumo",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 50,
        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
        "slug": "william-kipkiror"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The Government recognizes its responsibility to provide access to justice in order to protect and promote human rights of all Kenyans. In my Ministry, certain initiatives are being put in place aimed at enhancing access to justice generally. In realization of that responsibility, the Government has established the National Legal Aid and Awareness Programme. To this end, the National Steering Committee on Legal Aid and Awareness was appointed by the President on 30th November, 2007. The Ministry launched the National Legal Aid and Awareness Programme on 18th September, 2008. The broad objective of the programme is to improve access to justice for all in Kenya, especially the poor and marginalized. One of the ways through which the programme will achieve its objectives is through creation of legal awareness. Plans are underway to develop a national awareness strategy that will ensure legal information and awareness get to all target groups across the country. At the initial stages, the programme will operate on a pilot basis. There will be six pilot sites including Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Eldoret. With the rolling out of the pilot projects, members of the public aggrieved by the auctioneers will be able to seek information on the legal options available to them."
}