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    "id": 573252,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chea",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1694,
        "legal_name": "Mwinga Gunga Chea",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, my experience, in terms of prosecutions in court, is that there are so many experts in different fields. For instance, in the area of examination of documents, we used to have a situation in this country where we had one person who would examine documents. He was the chief document examiner in this country. Those who go to court must have realized that they would go to court one day and find that the particular document examiner was attending court proceedings in Kisumu or Mombasa. So, the case would have to be adjourned for, say, three months before his attendance is secured so that he could give evidence. At the end of the day, justice is delayed and denied for the suspect. So, if there is a way in which we can have such officers retained in service after they have undergone training, it will serve this country better. However, we should not look at it in terms of when they are in employment. It is equally important for this nation, if we are to make strides; to ensure that, even upon retirement, such officers, especially specialized officers; we keep on utilizing them. I want to believe that in some issues experience is gained depending on the amount of time spent doing something. Going forward, the Government should come up with a way in which we can engage the services of such specialists."
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