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    "id": 1284766,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1284766/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugenya, MDG",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Ouma Ochieng'",
        "slug": "david-ouma-ochieng"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to support the nomination of Mr. Renson Mulele Ingonga as our next DPP. In our country today, you would say that crime pays. We got to a level whereby anything got into our criminal justice system. Our criminal justice system has so many leaks and cracks. You can never know how a case can go even where the facts are very clear. Even where someone has done something that is so clear to the public and at least must be punished, they are never punished. I want to ask Mr. Renson Mulele Ingonga that when confirmed, his job is not only to fight corruption because we have the EACC that deals with corruption. His job is to ensure that the criminal justice system of the country works for everyone equally and fairly. In the villages, where we come from, prosecutors and investigators always collude with criminals to defeat justice. The proceedings of a case can be so clear on what the judgement would be but when the judgement is eventually given, you get contrary results. You will then hear that the investigator was given money to mess up the case so that at the end of the day, what gets to the court would not get a conviction. A prosecutor who cannot get a conviction will not deter crime. A prosecutor who cannot ensure that people who mess up with our laws are punished will not deter crime. We want to ask Mr. Renson Mulele that just like the person you will succeed today, ensure that you are privy to the law. Trust the law. Do not look at who is telling what. The moment you start listening to other quarters, you will not be independent and you will not be protecting this country from criminals. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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