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    "id": 590136,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/590136/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "The Small Claims Courts in other jurisdictions have demonstrated the benefit which can be derived from simplified procedure. So, the Small Claims Court is not something that is being introduced in this country. It has worked in other jurisdictions. One of the most important fundamental benefits of this court is the simplified procedure. It is intended that the plaintiff will conduct most, if not all of their cases, without a legal representation. So, there is no legal jargon. You will not look for a lawyer and you will not have legal representation. You appear before the adjudicator over a small land dispute in a village between two people, what elders say in their opinion is how that land issue should be handled. So, there are no lawyers here. I am sure many Kenyans will access the Small Claims Court. Clause 20 of this Bill proposes prohibition of legal representation of the proceedings. So, if you are a lawyer, and I want Hon. Ochieng and other lawyers who are in this House namely Hon. Kajuju and Alice Wahome to hear me--- If you look at Clause 20 of this Bill, you will find that it prohibits the use of legal representation. So, lawyers can go and look for their money in the other courts. When it comes to---"
}