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    "id": 588849,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/588849/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kaluma",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "George Peter Opondo Kaluma",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to address this very important matter. The thing that has bothered the country most about the organisation for our judicial system is access to justice. This Bill is a very good attempt in the direction of bettering access to justice by all Kenyans. If Members were to look at the proposals that we have made in regard to Clause 7 of the Bill, we are proposing an enhancement of the jurisdictions of the various levels of the Magistrates Courts. We are saying that a Chief Magistrate will have jurisdiction to deal with matters going up to Kshs20 million. A Senior Principal Magistrate will have jurisdiction to deal with matters going up to Kshs15 million and a Principal Magistrate will have Kshs10 million. A Senior Resident Magistrate will have a jurisdiction to deal with matters going up to Kshs7.5 million. The Committee is proposing that we enhance the pecuniary jurisdiction of Resident Magistrates to Kshs5 million."
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