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    "id": 602492,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2197,
        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
        "slug": "daniel-kitonga-maanzo"
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    "content": "judicial proceeding; (f) while a judicial proceeding is pending, makes use of any speech or writing misrepresenting such proceeding or capable of prejudicing any person in favour of or against any parties to such proceeding, or calculated to lower the authority taken; (g) publishes a report of the evidence taken in any judicial proceeding that has been directed to be held in private; (h) attempts wrongfully to interfere with or influence a witness in a judicial proceeding, either before or after he or she has given evidence in connection with such evidence; (i) dismisses a servant because he or she has given evidence on behalf of a party to a judicial proceeding; or (j) commits any other act of intentional disrespect to any judicial proceedings, or to any person before whom such proceeding is heard or taken, commits an offence. (2) A police officer may, by order of the Court, take into custody and detain a person who commits an offence under subsection (1) until the Court adjourns. (3) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five days, or to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings, or to both. (4) In exercise of its powers under this section, the Court shall observe the principles of fair administration of justice set out in Article 47 of the Constitution. The Member for Homa Bay Town had given notice of the amendment on Clause 47 so that there is power to punish for contempt. The import of all the subsections given there is to make sure that there is order in that court, so that while proceedings are going on, the judicial officer can punish any person who offends the court by any of the actions as described from (a) to (j). It goes on to (2) where a police officer may, by order of the court, take into custody such a person who commits an offence until the court adjourns. The punishment and the detention are limited to where the court is sitting. I move this amendment on behalf of Hon. Kaluma."
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