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    "id": 587167,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/587167/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 981,
        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "The other level is the Senior Principal Magistrate. The Committee is of the view that the pecuniary jurisdiction moves up to Kshs15 million; that a Senior Principal Magistrate can handle claims of pecuniary jurisdiction up to Kshs15 million. For a Principal Magistrate, the Committee proposes Kshs10 million. A court of a Principal Magistrate can look at cases up to Kshs10 million. Land in Nyeri would fall within this category of Kshs10 million. For the Senior Resident Magistrate, the Committee is of the view that the pecuniary jurisdiction be increased to Kshs7 million. For the Resident Magistrate, the Committee is of the opinion that the pecuniary jurisdiction be increased to Kshs5 million, but subsequently after interacting with some of the colleagues in courts, I have learnt that Kshs2 million might actually be a good pecuniary jurisdiction for a Resident Magistrate who, in many times, is a fresh graduate and there is fear that they may need experience. They should not go straight up to Kshs5 million. They could start with Kshs2 million and the Kshs3 million to Kshs7 million could go to a Senior Resident Magistrate who, many times, are advocates of about 5 to 10 years’ experience. They would competently handle the cases that would go to that pecuniary jurisdiction."
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