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    "id": 697504,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/697504/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Angatia",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2153,
        "legal_name": "Ayub Savula Angatia",
        "slug": "ayub-savula-angatia"
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    "content": "open in Kenya. This Bill brings in a new mechanism on how to protect the witnesses through the Witness Protection Complaints Committee that comprises of individuals with high standing morals and qualified to manage witness protection issues in the society. Secondly, at the ICC, the physical identities of witnesses are also concealed but, witnesses are totally exposed in the Kenyan judicial system. If they lose the case or are not behind bars, the suspected criminals can retaliate. This is totally dangerous to witnesses. This Bill brings in new issues or instruments that discharge issues that will protect witnesses from being subjects of murder. Thirdly, the Witness Protection Bill as amended also brings in new issues in regard to regulations in the criminal justice. The fear of witnesses to go and adduce evidence in court will be a thing of the past because witnesses will use the same law to ensure that they are protected. In the Kenyan judicial system, we have lost many cases because of the fear of individuals going to adduce evidence in court. With this new law, we are going to see many criminals or suspects put behind bars. There will be sufficient evidence to lock them in. Many suspects of corruption cases have gone scot-free because when they appear in court for the first, second and third mentions, the judge or magistrate has no option to continue prosecuting the case because there are no sufficient witnesses to provide evidence. There was no clear way on how a witness can be protected in such circumstance. The witnesses were totally exposed and they were at large living like animals in the jungle. Once a suspect is set free, he or she goes back home and makes sure that he puts in place mechanism to retaliate, hence leading to murder in the villages. Examples are in land cases. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I know you come from a place which leads in murder cases: Emuhaya and Luanda. This Bill is going to ensure that we protect our fellow Kenyans who are willing to expose criminal suspects, including the corrupt elements in the society. It will also ensure that the institutions of justice protect witnesses and ensure criminal suspects are jailed because of sufficient evidence. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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