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    "id": 511004,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/511004/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2197,
        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
        "slug": "daniel-kitonga-maanzo"
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I have had an opportunity to practise law under several Acts which have been cited here for amendment. I want to begin with electronic evidence. We are investing a lot in electronic evidence and in CCTV cameras. I would like to refer to a case known by a lot of people in the world, because it was in the social media, where a house-help beat up a baby. That particular house-help, without proper law of evidence and by just merely believing or following the CCTV footage, a good lawyer would get that person acquitted while everybody knows that the person did it. The only solution to that and to many other related crimes is to get a proper law on electronic evidence by amending the Evidence Act. In Kenya, as it is today, CCTV and other electronic devices which may provide evidence are not considered. We are now in a digital era and the law of evidence is lagging behind in this respect. On extradition, there have been laws in Kenya relating to this. While practising law, at one time I had to deal with a situation where a Kenyan was extradited wrongfully The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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