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    "id": 1125410,
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    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I actually agree with Hon. Sankok. There is a school of thought that says that when you provide minimum sentences, you do not allow judicial discretion. But when I was practising law, I had a case where a person defiled a six-year-old child and she lost her uterus. She underwent seven reconstructive surgeries, including removal of her uterus. The man was put on probation because of discretion. So, sometimes when you leave too much discretion, it is subject to abuse. Perhaps the Chairperson could provide minimum sentence while giving leeway. The same way we say that there is guided democracy, we can also guide discretion. But it is up to the Chair to see if she wants to move that further amendment."
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