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    "id": 1618482,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1618482/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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    "content": "debate and start the process of appropriating money for the country. Thank you very much, Hon. Atandi and your Committee. I am happy to hear from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding area managers whom we always speak for. I know there was public participation recently on the Government policy concerning them. Therefore, we need to move with speed and enact that Bill into law so that we have a legal framework on which area managers can base their requests for remuneration. It is nice to hear that we are also planning for the new administrative units, the sub-counties. Interestingly, when I was young and in primary school, we had only 42 districts. They have now increased to over 410 sub-counties in the Republic of Kenya. This is commendable because it brings services closer to the people and must be encouraged, including the courts, as was alluded to. We must now move towards having a courthouse in every constituency. So that people do not have to walk long distances to seek legal or justice services. Hon. Temporary Speaker, allow me to comment on the justice sector in the country. This falls under the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, which oversees several agencies. Thank you, Hon. Atandi, for allocating an additional Ksh1 billion to the Judiciary. This is important because, as the Third Arm of Government, the Judiciary does significant work for this country. Without it, we cannot call ourselves a State. The Judiciary has been allocated Ksh1 billion for various purposes, and the judges, especially the Chief Justice, need to hear this."
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