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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Attorney-General has raised a very pertinent issue. If this House is to move forward in terms of issues that touch on the DPP, I think the House needs to come out clear on who the DPP can give information that is satisfactory to pass to this House because he does not appear in the House."
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"content": "The Attorney-General rightly says that this is an independent Office, in that the DPP will answer what he thinks is fit and the Attorney-General cannot force him to do otherwise. So we need to find a mechanism in this House, probably, through an amendment or something, so that the DPP can answer Questions of this House through the Attorney-General to the satisfaction of the House."
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"content": " But that is not a point of order; that is a suggestion. If you are rising for a question, let us ask a question. If it is a point of order, let us ask a point of order. Prof. Muigai, just deal with the points of order and then we will take the questions."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I must say that I am a bit surprised that I am accused of being academic when what I have presented to the House is a factual list about the actions taken by the DPP. Nothing about it! I did not discuss theoretically or conceptually what the DPP ought to do in a well functioning democracy, with an independent Judiciary and other things that are academic. So, I want your protection, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am a practical man. I have given a practical answer. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me come back to the issue that was raised by the hon. gentleman. First of all---"
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"content": "Which gentleman?"
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"content": " Attorney-General, please, address the Chair."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, through you, I am addressing myself to the hon. Members who raised the points of order. There seems to be a misapprehension that the DPP, whether independent or answering to the Attorney- General, is required to prosecute each and every person against whom a complaint is made. That is not the law. It has never been the law. Every prosecutor enjoys prosecutorial discretion. Upon a complaint being made, every prosecutor must ask himself or herself: Do I have the evidence? Do I have the documents? Do I have the witnesses? Ultimately, he must ask himself: Am I looking at a case with reasonable chances of success?"
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"content": "Therefore, the prosecutor does not prosecute every case. I do not want to second- guess for the DPP. I would, however, imagine that the DPP---"
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