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    "id": 588936,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/588936/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Saney",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2988,
        "legal_name": "Ibrahim Abdi Saney",
        "slug": "ibrahim-abdi-saney"
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    "content": "One serious challenge in the rural communities especially pastoralists and marginalised communities is lack of access to justice. I come from a constituency which does not have any court; the lowest court up to the High Court. We are always forced to travel long distances in pursuit of justice. Our people pay colossal amounts of money to travel long distances so that they can be heard in courts. I believe once this Bill is implemented, we will have access to courts. We will not be travelling far distances in pursuit of justice. I know that it is expensive establishing courts in every division of this country. Establishing a High Court in every country calls for huge sums of money, and we already encounter serious Budget deficits every year. The reality is that laws are made for posterity. It is expensive but let it be so, rather than have our people suffering and travelling long distances in pursuit of justice. Another important aspect of this Bill that I cannot fail to mention is the fact that it provides procedures for alternative dispute resolution – a key principle anchored in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. Most of the cases can only be adjudicated through such mechanism. That itself brings a lot of relief to our Judiciary. The Judiciary will be able to sort out the kind of backlog we always cry about. Most of the cases will be heard outside the courts, and we will be able to expedite provision of justice to all Kenyans. With those few remarks, I support the Bill."
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