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    "id": 539789,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/539789/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gakuya",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1409,
        "legal_name": "James Mwangi Gakuya",
        "slug": "james-mwangi-gakuya"
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    "content": "Most of the administrative offices have been misusing their powers. You find that even in areas where land issues are concerned, very dubious dealings have been going on. People have lost their s hambas using dubious decisions. Some people are not aware that their title deeds have been changed and all of a sudden they find that they have been pushed out of their farms. Most of them are people who are not well off and cannot get redress to their situation. It is very painful to those people who are less fortunate. In the same area, these particular administrators are equally misusing their powers in many areas especially on issuance of identity cards. You find that a person may apply for an ID card and for a period of one year, he has not received his ID. This is another area that is misused. You will also find that during the application process for a passport, a process that is supposed to take two weeks, takes a whole year. I support this Bill so that administrators take seriously their duties and should be serious about serving people. They should serve the people without favour and make sure that they follow the law to the letter so that those offices can be seen to be working for the common mwananchi. You will also find a situation in our judicial courts where there is misuse, especially in the case of court servers. You may find a situation where a court server is meant to serve a certain party but instead he fails to do so. In that case, the judge reaches a verdict which is not viable because he has not heard the other side of the party. You find some parties are harshly penalized for no reason. This is just because due process has not been followed. So, it is very important that our administrators follow the law to letter. In fact, they must work in seriousness so that the common mwananchi understands the importance of those offices. There is also a situation where this administrative action has been misused. Operations have been conducted haphazardly without informing the affected families. These administrators use goons to frustrate the common mwananchi . So, such situations should come to an end. If it is an operation, it must be known and it must be done within the law. Each and every administrator must respect the law to the letter. This Bill is very clear that in any case where the proposed administrative action is likely to adversely affect the legal rights or interests of groups of persons or a general public, an administrator shall issue a public notice of the proposed administrative action inviting public views in that regard. In this particular one, it is very important that at any given moment, where there is an action intended, the public participates and understands the particular intention of action that is intended. There is no single rule that allows the administration to misuse and harshly penalizing the common mwananchi for no reason. It is important that as directed by this particular Bill they make it known. At any given moment where any action is being taken without having listened to the affected groups of persons, the administrators have to give notices and these notices should be adhered to. It has to give the affected persons time to appeal. Lastly, the Bill stipulates very clearly that if the affected family or persons cannot get in touch with the administrator or agree with him, they have their right to redress in the normal judicial process. With this particular one, I beg to end and support the Bill. 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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