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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this debate. I rise to support the Bill. I note that the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs has, of late, brought us several pieces of legislations that relate to the justice system. From the Bills that we have dealt with, it is clear that the focus is on the issue of access to justice by our people, and better administration of the judicial system. This is a very welcome move, which is envisaged by our Constitution. However, what I hope could be done in restructuring, since we have not given these issues one home in terms of putting them in a single piece of legislation, we make reference to the various Bills so that there can be order even as we administer one segment of the judicial system. I am especially speaking to the Bill that we passed yesterday on the Small Claims Court. That Bill provides that we will have the judicial system of the Small Claims Courts beginning at the sub-county level. I wish we could establish the Small Claims Court right at the Ward level, the Magistrates’ Courts at the sub-county level and the High Court, in respect of which we have already passed the High Court Bill, at the county level. Progressively, we can then have the Court of Appeal at a higher level. I want to refer to the Constitution, but I would want to encourage the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and legal Affairs, Hon, Chepkong’a, to just listen to me. 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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