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    "id": 588859,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwangi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2252,
        "legal_name": "Peter Kamande Mwangi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the chance to support this Bill. This Bill has come at the right time because we have seen so many families suffer, especially at this time when the value of properties is rising up. Within our area, a person is forced to travel all the way from Makuyu to Nyeri if his property is beyond Kshs3 million. That has seen so many families being disinherited. By passing this Bill, we shall be doing a very good deal to the poor of this country. Just last week, I was surprised when I went to support one of my relatives who had been arrested in a neighbouring county. When I asked whether I could use my land in Murang’a County to pay for his bond, I was told I had to go through the police officers. I asked why I should take my property to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to verify and they are not land officers. I only needed to go to the land office, get a search, get a valuation and then I take it to court. I was told that I could not do so. That person to date is in prison because that cannot happen within Kirinyaga County. That is something which sounded to me to be very ridiculous. In this Bill, I have seen that we are giving magistrates protection. We have seen before people ferrying so many of their supporters when they want to intimidate magistrates, accusing and insulting them and, at the end of the day, the judge feels intimidated and says that he cannot adjudicate upon the case. Hon. Speaker, I feel this law will support the judges and help them do their work. At the same time, while contributing to this Bill, I would like to note that there are some areas in Central Province, especially Murang’a--- I happen to represent people from an area where we do not have a court. The people of Maragua are forced to travel long distances to get justice. We seek justice from Thika, Kigumo or Murang’a. Since the Government had allowed the Judiciary to open a court in Maragua, it is high time we got a court in my constituency to ease the cost of transport incurred by my people."
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