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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chumel",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Chumel Moroto",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to talk about the time that the cases are taking. You will find that most cases are brought to Milimani High Court. Some are from North Eastern and Rift Valley. They come all the way to Nairobi. It is a problem even for the witnesses to come and give evidence. Sometimes we blame them that they fail to come up. It is because the Government is not supporting them. I remember in the 1970s when you were called to be a witness, or if you were accused, you were given transport, so as to attend court and present yourself. I am not young and I know what used to happen then. At the moment you have to struggle on your own. Even food is not provided. So much time is spent. If the Bill will go through and be implemented by the Government or those in charge of that section, it will solve a lot of problems that Kenyans are facing. I have talked of interpretation. When facilities are near people, they will help themselves to get the right interpretation. I can give a case which is ongoing. Last week, in Trans Nzoia, an accused person was taken from Turkwel. When that person was taken to Kitale Police Station, because of hatred--- There is a problem and I want my colleagues to bring a debate on this problem; tribalism is increasing. It is even going to those people who are supposed to be neutral in their duties, the police. You will find a county commandant of police in Trans Nzoia belonging to the Pokot community saying that if the accused person belongs to another community then he should be put in. When I heard about the case, it was just that animals had trespassed into the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) farm and maybe destroyed 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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