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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ochanda",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Ochanda Ogolla",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On the issues of organisation and administration of our courts in this country, one wants to look at a number of things that have bedeviled us for a long period of time. What are the main issues when you look at the administration and organisation of the courts that we are trying to address? We have had a long history of issues related to ethics and corruption. We also have a long history of issues related to disappearance of files and lengthy times taken before determination of cases. We have had long history of cases where, when a judge or a magistrate arrives at a conclusion somewhere in Meru, it is different from another judge in Busia when the matter is of similar nature. These are some of the things when we are looking at the organization and administration of our courts, we really want to solve. Is the structure that we are coming up with addressing some of these issues? I want to believe that this Bill to an extent, attempts to do that, but there are a number of areas that for purposes of amendment need to be addressed. For example, when we are talking about issues of appraisal of officers, I believe it is not in this legislation. When a file disappears and a Registrar who is supposed to be in charge of it is found to be liable, what happens? The other thing that this Bill is adequately looking at, and in my view is very clear, is the issue of alternative dispute mechanisms. This was missing in the Magistrates’ Courts Bill which 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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