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    "id": 201284,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Marende",
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        "legal_name": "Kenneth Otiato Marende",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the amendment proposed in relation to section 28 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act be amended by deleting the words \"ex parte\" and substituting therefor the words \"with notice to affected parties\". Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, we considered the amendment as proposed by His Excellency the President. We really appreciate that he recognised the need to ensure that there are safeguards to Section 28 which previously did not recognise the need for an application to be made to court. We have in effect improved the amendment by His Excellency the President by deleting the words \"ex parte\" which the President intended that it be and inserting therein the words \"with notice to the affected parties\". Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the effect of this is that the principle of natural justice, which is cardinal in law, recognises that every party to any given situation, including suspicion of an offence, must be heard. Essentially, that is what we are capturing, so that suspects are not condemned unheard."
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