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    "id": 588646,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "appears before court can feel sufficiently represented? It is felt that a lot of times, some of the major telecommunication service providers in Kenya actually take customers for a ride. But then, what is the recourse that customers like you and I have with regard to getting justice? Yes, the penalties have been provided but do we have people who will undertake the assessments so that we are able to know to what extent of liability and the extent to which those who have appeared before the court can seek and get remedy? In Clause 12, the criteria for determining the distribution of stations should be clear and unambiguous. Over time, we have had the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) coming up with High Court stations. When we passed the County Governments Act, it had been proposed that every county should have a High Court station. That may not have happened because probably there was not enough time to do that. However, even if after we have done that, is it good enough to just stop at the county level? Could we go a little bit deeper and find out if we can have other criteria to determine how and where we can establish High Court stations? When I spoke about the organisation of the magistrates’ courts, I said that the qualifications and appointment of the administrators are not clear. However, this Bill has gone a step further and is very clear on the qualifications of the Registrar of the High Court. As we go into the Third Reading of the Magistrates’ Courts Bill, we should set the academic qualifications and experience required for one to be appointed an administrator of a magistrate’s court. The High Court Advisory Committee, which deals with policy, practice, training and capacity-building is important. Just as we have said, the issues we deal with as a society keep evolving. A mechanism for capacity-building is important to enable our judges to deal with and effectively handle contemporary issues. The general provisions with regard to case management and record keeping are important. In the era of ICT, we should not hear of cases of missing files because that is an impediment to the delivery of justice. Hon. Speaker, with those remarks, I support the Bill. I will be proposing amendments to enrich this Bill. I thank you."
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