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    "id": 240752,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank everybody who has positively contributed towards this Motion. This country must have a Consumer Protection law. There is no \"ifs\" or \"buts\" or any two ways around it. The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs was alluding to what other foreign countries do. Food and drug administration in the United States ensures exactly what we want to achieve with this Motion. We cannot have a free-for-all situation where everybody who is aggrieved must report to a Minister. I am surprised that the Minister concerned is not talking about the Department of Weights and Measures which is in charge of calibrating all these fuel pumps. The price of fuel could cost the same at particular petrol stations, but the quantity you get is not the same. Where are July 26, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2361 our consumers supposed to complain? Not to the Minister definitely! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need a body which is not controlled by the corrupt hierarchy of the Government. We need a body which is independent of the machinations of a Minister. We need a body that we can report to and which can help the people of this country to live without being exploited. With those many remarks, I beg to move the Motion."
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