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    "id": 237957,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 166,
        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware of a backlog of cases from the Land Board Tribunals and courts some of which have taken a long time to resolve. However, I am glad to state that the judiciary is doing its best to reduce this backlog. (b) I am aware that some unscrupulous litigants armed with court orders have used security personnel to evict poor farmers from their land. In such instances, the affected persons should seek redress in the courts. It is expected that the courts will give adequate notice to all affected parties before eviction. Indeed, that is a requirement. However, due to corrupt practices or ineptitude by some players in the justice system including the litigants themselves, there have been complaints of eviction orders given without notice to the affected parties thus causing injustice. (c) The number of land cases filed in court in Trans Nzoia District are as follows: In 2001, out of the 70 cases that were filed from the Land Board Tribunal, 67 were decided and three are pending. In 2002, 64 cases were filed, 61 cases were disposed of and three are pending. In 2003, 91 cases were filed, 84 cases were disposed of and seven are pending. In 2004, 45 cases were filed, 43 cases were disposed of and two are pending. In 2005, 66 cases were filed, 65 cases were determined and one is pending. In 2006, 128 cases have been filed, 84 cases have been disposed of and 44 cases are pending. May I stress that these are cases only referred to the courts by the Lands Dispute Tribunal. They do not include civil suits filed where litigants have disputes over land. It will be observed from the above statistics that in the period 2001 to 2006, for cases referred to the courts from the tribunal in Trans Nzoia District, 85 per cent of the cases have been disposed of. Only 15 per cent of the cases are pending. However, may I stress again that these are only statistics from the Tribunal. The improvement of governance, the fight against corruption and enhancing rights awareness will enable affected persons and, indeed, all citizens to protect their rights."
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