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    "id": 620571,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/620571/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ogolla",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1264,
        "legal_name": "Gideon Ochanda Ogolla",
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    "content": "The other thing that I wanted to bring out is that we have had pro bono support in the past. This was not known. Pro bono services can be accessed to deal with issues of public interest, criminal or civil. Information has not been available that one can be represented through a pro bono process. I support this Bill at this particular time because it becomes clearer that one does not just get to court without clear knowledge of what is likely to befall them, whether they represent themselves or are represented by other people. These are the things that need to be looked at because we have had challenges before. This kind of arrangement has been there, particularly in terms of capital offenses. To what extent have we looked through to see how representations were done, particularly with regard to capital offense cases? One of the main problems is that the state has been reluctant to provide mechanisms, information and make arrangements for people to access legal aid. As I mentioned earlier on, most of the convicts are in jail because sometimes the state did not facility them to access legal aid. This Bill will be useful in understanding and handling the challenges that have been there before."
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