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    "id": 590276,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gaichuhie",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 17,
        "legal_name": "Nelson Ributhi Gaichuhie",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute. At the outset, I want to say I support. Having the Small Claims Court is going to expedite justice because I believe right now, we have so many pending cases which mostly are for the Small Claims Court. Having that court will expeditiously, and be inexpensive for justice to be given to people. It is said very well that justice delayed is justice denied. I believe having the Small Claims Court in place will help expedite justice, and people will get justice in good time. When we have courts that can accept languages that can be understood to the elderly who are not eloquent in English or Kiswahili will be good as they will be able to articulate their issues in these small courts in the best language that they know. Allowing that we have electronic cases going on via electronic media is a good step in the right direction. The Jubilee Government is digital and when we embrace technology; it will be in the right direction. Having adjudicators who have an experience of five years as High Court advocates is a good thing because I believe that experience must be somebody who has been in court for quite some time. The registrar is a High Court Advocate with an experience of three years. That is somebody who can articulate issues of the court. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, having appeals that are allowed in matters of law is good because I do not think people should have appeals on petty issues. So when they appeal only on matters of law to the High Court, it will make the courts better. The restriction of the Small Claims Court cases to Kshs100, 000 is also a good idea. Though we may find it is little money, I believe not many Kenyans have cases of more than 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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