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"speaker_name": "Mr. Wetangula",
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"content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mr. Chanzu, being himself not learned, cannot understand that. Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for understanding being my learned senior. The American jurisdiction had to go to witness protection after the bootlegging scandals. If you look at the history of Italy, you will find that the mafia activities made it impossible to convict anybody and yet there were horrendous crimes being committed by citizens. They had to enact a witness protection law. In my brief remarks, I urge the Attorney-General that the unit we are creating must be a unit that is led by men and women of impeccable integrity. I have no doubt, the lady he has introduced here is a lawyer of very good repute and whoever else joins the Board must be people who can help this country move forward. I am saying this because you have the benefit of being a practicing lawyer and you have seen what goes on in courts. You bring a case in court, particularly cases related to violence and organized crime and not a single witness turns up. Once, I was horrified in a court in Kibera where an accused person was literally telling a witness; âcontinue saying what you are saying and I will come out and you will see.â I asked myself: âHow does the accused know that he will come out in the first place when he was charged with a hanging offence?â Secondly, âhow can the State protect the witness who has such vital information to keep away such a bad person from society and yet he is left to the threats and intimidations of an accused person?â"
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