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    "id": 590231,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance to contribute to this Bill. At the outset, I would like to say that this Bill is very progressive. First, I wish to address myself to Clause 34. This is a very beautiful draft. Clause 34 talks about having proceedings done and ended on the same day or, at most, three days. This will give justice to the people who need speedy adjudication of local issues. We are now realizing that justice has been denied to the bulk of our population because it was not accessible. The other thing is about having court proceedings conducted in the local language within the local jurisdiction. This is very progressive because it will allow litigants to go to court and present their cases without fear. They can present their cases in the language they understand very well. In court, there is a stage where a magistrate asks the accused to give his mitigation remarks. You will find the clerks simply asking, “ Malilio? ” The interpretation of that is not very accurate and so the accused is not able to understand what is going on. The other is about the electronic proceedings. I believe this is the way to go not just at this level, but also at the High Court. That is because we are looking at going digital even in the dispensation of justice. We can do these things through tele-conference, skype, video conference, by telephone as given in the Bill and so on. This is not absolute - it can still be reviewed. The whole world is moving towards this kind of digital platform. We are moving towards making our courts much more accessible because technology moves faster than the written law. 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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