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    "id": 706489,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/706489/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wamunyinyi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 291,
        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
        "slug": "athanas-wamunyinyi"
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. The Bill seeks to define contempt of court and limit the power of the court to punish contempt. One of the worst cases that one can ever face in court is contempt because the complainant is the court. You will have offended the court, which will listen to your case. You will be at the mercy of the court. It will be awkward to appear before the officer you have disregarded and sometimes it is difficult to obtain justice. This Bill is timely because it gives the approach of dealing with cases of contempt of court. In many cases, contempt of court emanate from orders given by the court. I have seen a case where an injunction is obtained pending a hearing which takes about three to five years to be concluded even when one has been stopped from undertaking an important development. They say justice delayed is justice denied. Sometimes people end up doing things that are seen as disrespectful to courts 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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