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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kang’ata",
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        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Allow me to speak so that I can guide the Members on some salient features of this Bill. The first issue that Members need to address themselves to is to appreciate that this law, as opposed to the current law guiding the magistrates, enhances the pecuniary jurisdiction of magistrates. That is very important taking into account that magistrates are almost 1,000 as compared to judges who are about 150. That means for most wananchi at the grassroots level, their first point of interaction with the Judiciary is with the magistrate. If you have a matter that is above the pecuniary jurisdiction of magistrates, one is usually compelled to go to Nairobi or the nearest High Court station. As a result, it becomes quite expensive on the part of the public to seek justice before the High Court. Therefore, once we enact this Bill, we shall have a situation where a magistrate will have the jurisdiction to handle such kind of matters. We appreciate that the price of land has gone up. Evaluations of various assets have gone up. If you have magistrates with very small pecuniary jurisdictions, it will 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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