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    "id": 706504,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wangamati",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Wangamati",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance that I may also comment on this important Bill. It allays some fears that many of our people have with contempt of court. I have lived a little longer and I have seen that when somebody is summoned to appear in court for contempt of court, he even thinks of running away from Kenya to Uganda. You know this, Hon. Speaker because you have been there. He goes there and lives there for a while, but today, this Bill seeks to look into that. Our people can rest assured that if the court takes it the way it is, our people will have confidence in our courts. Even if they say it is contempt of court, you can go and explain and state why it has been like that. Many Members have talked about it. The lawyers have talked about it. I can see Hon. Kaluma preparing to talk about the issue in detail. However, there is one thing which disturbs us in courts. When a crime has been committed against someone, we have always had the police representing us in court and they prosecute on our behalf. When they go to court, they meet lawyers. The lawyers just play their own knowledge on it and cases normally end up dismissed or they go like that. I do not know what the Government is doing because we are becoming a little bit more elite in this country. This should also be looked into. Otherwise, I am quite happy with the Bill. It will give us some break, so that we can start having confidence in our courts. With those few remarks, I support."
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