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    "speaker_name": "The Attorney-General (",
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    "content": "Prof. Muigai): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the hon. Member. I would like to reassure him that my office, the Office of the hon. Chief Justice and the Office of the DPP are very concerned about such problems within our criminal justice system. However, the discretion as to the amount of bail in each individual case lies with the judicial officer. That judicial officer is called upon by the law to consider a variety of things, including the likelihood that the accused person may abscond. I am, therefore, not in a position to comment as to whether, in the circumstances of this case, this was a fair or unfair bail. Having said that, my office and that of the DPP will endeavour, to the largest extent possible and within the law, to have a deliberate process of decongesting our prisons by ensuring an expeditious disposal of minor cases of that nature. The amount involved in that case was about Kshs1.5 million. In the circumstances of that case, two years is a long time. Thank you."
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