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    "id": 620582,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wamunyinyi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 291,
        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
        "slug": "athanas-wamunyinyi"
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    "content": "It makes it easy for people to access not just legal aid, but legal aid that is affordable and is available to help Kenyans so that real justice is seen to have been accorded to every Kenyan. Apart from the support by way of provision of legal aid, this Bill also seeks to establish mechanisms which will ensure disputes are resolved; dispute resolution mechanism which would not necessarily be pursued in court and even out of court settlement or even measures that would put in place technical people to help resolve disputes at any given time. I have looked at this Bill. It also seeks to establish a State corporation. There will be a fund which will ensure that there is financial support to the system to ensure that the legal aid framework is successfully undertaken. Going forward, the legal aid fund is what we want to make sure that we put in place measures to tighten its operations to ensure it is not abused. This will ensure that deserving people or Kenyans who are eligible and are entitled to this service are accorded help. There are issues which have happened in some of our courts like in Bungoma Court. We all fight illicit brews and indulgence in abuse of alcohol and so on and so forth but some magistrates have sentenced some people accused of just taking busaa to two or three years in jail or have fined someone Kshs100,000 for taking busaa which costs Kshs10. This is not something commercial or is in huge amounts. This is in small tot. People plead guilty because they think it is a simple matter. They are not defended, they do not know their rights and have no information on their defence. So, it is something I am sure is going to deal with this kind of issue. However, as we endeavour to put this in place, our judicial system should also be mindful because our prisons are full. You send people to jail, you are going to feed them and spend money on them for all that they require like treatment. Why send someone to jail for two years for a small offence like taking busaa ? Why fine an ordinary peasant at home who does not do 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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