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    "id": 697506,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/697506/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Francis Waititu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Munyua Waititu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to support the amendments. If you look at our courts today, many witnesses do not come to court because of various reasons. They are under threat, especially on land issues, which has been a big problem in our country. If you look at cases in Kiambu County, there are land criminals who try to take land from our people. I like going to the courts and sometimes when I visit the courts, I find witnesses around the court yard, but they cannot go into the court because they fear for their lives. When this Bill which protects them gets enacted, the work of the Judiciary will be easy. In other countries, witnesses are paid to come to court. They stop going to their places of work to help the country as witnesses in the courts. In some countries, witnesses are paid some travelling allowance to go to courts. The court may be away from their county or constituency. When we pass this Bill, we will see a lot of changes in this country. Many people would like to be witnesses in court. At the police stations where witnesses are assigned to go and give evidence in court, you find that even the police get a rough time to bring the witnesses to court. If we all support this Bill, we will have people going to courts and giving evidence. 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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