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    "id": 974091,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/974091/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. William Cheptumo",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 50,
        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": "In the Financial Year 2015/2016, the Judiciary requested for Kshs26 billion, but was allocated Kshs14 billion, a shortfall of Kshs12 billion. The following 2016/2017 Financial Year, they requested for Kshs23 billion, but were given Kshs17 billion, a shortfall of Kshs7 billion. In the 2017/2018 Financial Year, they requested for Kshs32 billion, but were given Kshs14 billion, a shortfall of Kshs18 billion. In the 2018/2019 Financial Year, they requested for Kshs23 billion, but were given Kshs15 billion, with a balance of Kshs13 billion. Finally, in the 2019/2020 Financial Year, this particular year, they requested for Kshs38 billion, but were given Kshs19 billion, a shortfall of Kshs19 billion. It is very clear that for the last five successive financial years, the Judiciary has been underfunded yet we still expect the same Judiciary to provide access to justice to the Kenyan people. It is not possible and not tenable and we must do something about it. I am happy the Members of this House are here. Because of the reduction of allocation, we have had serious delays in construction and completion of courts. We need Kshs2.1 billion to finish 23 law courts across the country. In Homa Bay, where Hon. Millie Odhiambo comes from, there is an incomplete court. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}