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    "id": 1056238,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Endebess, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this very important Bill. From the outset, I want to thank the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security headed by Hon. Koinange. If you look at this Bill, you will find that they have done good homework. This is because they have looked at areas where it needs to be strengthened. In most cases when you talk about issues of drug trafficking… We have seen instances where drug traffickers in narcotics get lenient punishment. I think this has strengthened this. I have looked at how they are able to intercept communication. I think this is a good step. The Committee has ensured that this communication is not just for any other purpose but narcotics. This is because more often officers will be tempted to listen to other conversations and tap into messages of individuals. But this has limited it to first obtaining orders from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). This should be somebody at the rank of an Inspector of Police. You will find that not every police officer will be allowed to do this. They must have orders and be able to listen for the specific purposes for which they are investigating in relation to narcotics. Nothing else is outside this. This also prevents infringement of the freedom and privacy of Members which is a constitutional right. Looking at this law, even the people who use narcotics in this country have been transporting…"
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