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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "how many years. Even for small things as a phone ringing in court, it could amount to contempt. Somebody who was just coming to watch proceedings and just forgot and did not apologise, ended up in cells the same day. Also, disobedience of court orders, if a Government officer was ordered to make a payment by a certain day and they did not make that payment and they had no proper explanation, the court could also commit them into contempt. So, it is good now that we have formalised it and put it in a law so that judges and magistrates now know what to do. The people know what to expect. By this debate, many Kenyans have known that this offence exists. There was a time one Mr. Gachoka got into serious trouble with the Supreme Court then. Up to nine judges sat to listen to the contempt of court case proceedings where it was emanating from comments arising out of an election petition. You could see that, there was no definite way of handling it. I am happy to report that in this proposal, the Chief Justice (CJ) can now make rules and regulations so that judges can know what tenets they are operating under. Otherwise, because there have been many good comments by lawyers in this House and other Members, I support this law. It is a good law. We could make a few changes on the Third Reading. It is a law which we should all pass and it could serve the nation. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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