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    "id": 736309,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "should be defined sufficiently in the forms. In fact, it should come up as a form which is statutory under delegated legislation, so that it is specific who should be compensated. Many times, the wrong people are compensated and the family is left out. In the case of the armed forces, it is even more complicated because they have their own system. If you try going through the normal court system, you are issued with court orders and you find that the claims have already been overtaken by events. A lot of times, this is by design. So, it must be protected by the law. A lot of families have suffered quietly. As a lawyer, I had an occasion to present such situations. Such families ended up being abandoned. You find compensation has gone to the father or mother of the deceased and the official family, even in cases where the marriage is valid, are left out simply because they were not named in the next of kin papers. It could also happen where there was delay and the person who was doing it can no longer change their mind, is not able to communicate or respond and the family is left with a lot of problems. The moment you try to go to court, you find that such a judgment has already been overtaken by events. It is in vain and the Government takes no responsibility. They say the family has been compensated. So, we have had these issues. It has to be tied with other laws as has been submitted before on this Floor, like the law on compensation and inheritance, so that any person associated or who was under the care of that person would still get the compensation without complications and without being left out, in a manner that is within the Constitution. All the laws that we make should be consistent with the Constitution and other laws, so we do not get into a situation of conflict of laws, so that we can serve Kenyans better. I believe it will happen. I support."
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