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    "id": 1373130,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1373130/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": "We changed our Constitution in 2010 to allow every person accused of any offence to be granted bail. It is probably high time for the Judiciary to re-look at the terms and conditions under which a person who has committed a crime is granted bail. Many times, a crime is committed, the accused is granted bail on the same day, and then he or she goes back to intimidate the victims that he or she committed the crime against. It then becomes a vicious cycle. You commit a crime, get charged in court, get released, threaten the victims, and commit more crimes. We are seeing the few cases that have been reported. There are many cases that go un- reported because of the fear and stigma associated with them. We urge women and men to speak out and report immediately if they are victims of molestation. As I conclude, we have a saying in my community that isimba ikona vakhwane . Loosely translated, it means that you only go where you can rhyme. It is a rallying call to both boys and girls to be careful when they fall in love. In our days, we used to say that love is blind, but honestly speaking, it should not blind you to death."
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