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    "content": "That, a number of arrested persons who have been charged at the Marimanti Law Courts since 2012 were granted bail and consequently deposited cash bails ranging from Kshs5,000 to Kshs50,000, but have not received their refunds long after their cases were heard and determined by the court; That, the majority of petitioners are living in abject poverty and have, therefore, been subjected to untold suffering considering that many of them paid their cash bails from funds secured through loan facilities. That, the petitioners’ representatives have sought redress from relevant authorities, namely court officials, including magistrate and prosecutor of Marimanti Law Courts; the area Criminal Investigation Department (CID); various human rights groups and the area Sub-County Commissioner, but none of these avenues have helped; That, the matter in respect of which this petition is raised is not pending before any court of law or constitutional body. Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs:- (a) immediately commences an inquiry into the unclear circumstances under which cash bails due to be refunded to the petitioners have not been paid long after their cases were heard and determined by the court; (b) intervenes to ensure that the Judiciary reimburses the petitioners the cash bail owed, together with the accrued interest as computed from the date the cases were determined and institute disciplinary action against any officer who obstructed payment of the said cash bail refunds in one way or another; and, (c) makes any other recommendations and orders deemed necessary in addressing the plight of the disillusioned petitioners. Your petitioners will ever pray. It is signed by me, Hon. Beatrice Nkatha Nyaga, HSC, MP, and Member for Tharaka Nithi County."
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