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    "id": 1217852,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1217852/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Emuhaya, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Omboko Milemba",
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    "content": "“Section 62 criminalises canal knowledge against the order of nature with a penalty of 14 years’ imprisonment.” This provision is applicable to sexual intercourse between men. “Section 63 prohibits attempts to commit the offenses criminalised under Section 62 with a penalty of seven years or above.” This Penal Code which we are referring to was brought by the British law in 1930. They are the ones who brought it. If anyone, therefore, is quoting laws imagining that there are some foreign and other laws that are just African, I want to inform them that it was a British law in 1930. When this matter began in the Lower Courts, High Court and the Court of Appeal, all those lower Courts refused to register this organisation because they quoted the Penal Code. They said that they could not register an organisation that would propagate the interests that are against the law. There have been several attempts to challenge the Penal Code, however none of them has been successful. You will find in this judgement I am holding that Justice Ouko is questioning the fact and he cannot support this matter because it is against the Penal Code. The Judges who went ahead to register this did referencing. One of their references was all European countries except Eswatini, where King Mswati can do whatever he wants. But none of the other references was an African state. I do not want to take extra time, because this judgement is wrong and we shall indict the Supreme Court. If possible we, as Members of Parliament and Leaders of the people, can organise demonstrations…"
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