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    "id": 620643,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Bowen",
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        "legal_name": "David Kangongo Bowen",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First, I want to state that I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. I rise to support the Bill, which is very important, especially to the many poor Kenyans. The biggest problem to people in low cadres in this country is access to justice. For instance, in my constituency, we have to travel over 100 kilometres from Iten or Eldoret to access courts. This Bill will be helpful to the people of Marakwet East, whom I represent, as well as many other Kenyans who do not even know where to access legal services or what the Constitution provides. The Bill also establishes the Legal Aid Fund, which is a very important part of the Bill. However, we need to be very careful at this point because money has been a source of corruption. So, we need to make sure that the people who are going to administer this Fund are beyond reproach and are people of high integrity. We have seen a lot of funds being misused. The famine relief funds have been misused while many Kenyans are dying. If we pass this Bill and appoint the right people to manage the Fund, this is going to help our people to access justice. 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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