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    "id": 626477,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 981,
        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the proposal seeks to require higher qualifications for the person who would be appointed as a chairperson because legal aid matters sometimes need a judicial mind. In Clause 9(c), the Committee seeks to substitute the words “matters relating to legal aid” with “matters relating to justice”. At any point in time, in the organisation of Government, there is a Principal Secretary or Accounting Officer for matters relating to justice. The Legal Aid Bill and legal aid issues are going to fall in matters relating to justice. We also have amendments relating to public universities that have legal aid clinics. We are looking to have the Council for Legal Education also playing a role in this legal aid board. A lot of the legal aid schools and public universities that have law schools provide legal aid services. It would be good if the Council for Legal Education nominates a member to sit on this board. I urge the House to agree with the Committee in improving the constitution of the board as established in Clause 9."
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