{"id":472872,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/472872/?format=json","text_counter":254,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kang’ata","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1826,"legal_name":"Irungu Kang'ata","slug":"irungu-kangata"},"content":"I remember there was a case involving a person called Tom Cholmendeley. He had been charged with shooting a person. He was convicted but there was a certain issue which became very contentious. The court ruled that the defence had the right to look at the witnesses’ statements; because of this practice the defence tends to be very well prepared in a criminal case. They are able to do cross-examination very well. They are able to be well prepared as opposed to the prosecuting side."}