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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Oyugi",
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        "legal_name": "Augostinho Neto Oyugi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. With those two minutes, I will seek to summarise. Clause 49 of the Bill speaks to the fact that a decision ought to be made in terms of a person’s application for legal aid. That is a violation of this Bill. You cannot tell a maximum of a grant or anything else that ought to be done in a manner that only costs because once you are within the meaning of the definition of ‘indigent’, then you ought to benefit from the scheme. Clause 71 of the Bill is key and perhaps, I will stop here. It says that:- “Where the Service of an advocate who is accredited under Section 59(1) has assisted an aided person who has been awarded costs in any proceedings, the aided person is deemed to have surrendered the costs to the Service, and the Service shall be entitled to such costs”. You could have the service represent you in a civil proceeding. If for example, my hand was cut by machines at Mumias Sugar Company, God forbid, or someone else, then I am 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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