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    "id": 211191,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojaamong",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sospeter Odeke Ojaamongson",
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    "content": "I know in his mind, Mr. Ahenda had very innocent people who are being convicted by our courts and are innocently suffering. I have two cases to cite. One is the case of a politician from Mt. Elgon District by the name of Mr. Kapondi, a very innocent man who, because of, might be, political differences, the Government is trying to throw him and up and down, charging him with all manner of offences, so that he could be convicted to death. I have another case in Busia District where councillors and chiefs are being put in and 2898 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 1, 2007 charged with murder and other offences. I also have other cases where police officers in my constituency have framed up very innocent people, who have ended up in Kamiti and Naivasha prisons. Some of those people are very innocent. But because they have landed in the hands of the police, they are made to suffer for mistakes they have not committed. The same happened to Mr. Wamwere. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in future, as the Minister has said, let us consider that very closely and save some of those people who might be forced to suffer for no apparent reason. In Teso District, for example, there are some clear cases where, if someone commits an offence, he or she is not taken to court. He or she is just murdered there and then. So, the issue of the death penalty is in our society. We used to keep cattle. To discourage the theft of cattle, we used to deal very ruthlessly with the thieves. We could tie a rope around the neck of the thief and he or she could be dragged by a cow even for 40 kilometres, so that he or she dies along the way. So, we upheld the death penalty in our society. In the Teso Community, if you went to another man's house and interfered with his wife and you are caught there, the community was allowed to kill you there and then. The Government would not intervene. Therefore, for the hard-core criminals who are known to the society, let the death penalty be applied. But for the innocent, let us look for ways and means of rescuing them from corrupt courts, corrupt police officers and other corrupt Government agencies. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to oppose."
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