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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Njuki",
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        "legal_name": "Onesmus Muthomi Njuki",
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    "content": "problems between couples. This is putting the work of giving legal justice to people who are not trained because they just listen and use their wisdom. In this case and with the establishment of those courts, we are going to have justice being delivered by people who have been trained, have been in the legal systems, understand the law and have done law. We will definitely expect to have better services to our people. I have heard about the case of the use of technology – Clause 29. I have heard my brother, the Member for Igembe Central opposing it. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, technology is an idea that is unstoppable at the moment. We used to have voice on mobile phones. Later, we got into texts. Today, I can speak to you when you are in New York and I can see you. One of the reasons why corruption is rampant in our courts is because of the time wasted by the people who should be productive in the other areas in the society. They queue, attend and listen to the proceedings of the courts as they wait for their cases to be determined. That is what makes them feel they should just bribe and avoid going to courts. If I can spend, say, two days in a court that would be conducting the court session from where I work, why would I not think of getting out through an easy exit? With the technology that is there today, there is no way I can mistake Hon. Olago if I speak to him from Kisumu on a video call and yet, I can see him. The parties that are present will be able to see and say: “Yes, I am not just speaking to a voice and the photo or image, but I can see there is the image of the person who wronged me.” The idea is not one’s presence in court; the idea is being able to listen, argue out a case and arrive at a conclusion after adducing the relevant evidence. Therefore, it is a very good thing. It is only that we must be careful because, sometimes, technology can be corrupted. That is why the system that is going to be put in place has to have appropriate technical support to ensure that technology is not misused in a particular case. Of course, those being Government established courts; we expect the technology that is currently available – like the Fibre Optic Cable and 4G for video conferencing – to be availed for use in courts across the country. As the courts get that technology, even the common man will benefit from that delivery in the neighbourhood. With those few remarks, I support the Bill, hoping that we will pass it in the next stage so that we can have the proposed courts as soon as possible."
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