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    "id": 249799,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Marende",
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    "speaker": {
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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 provisions relating to the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act be amended- (i) In the amendments relating to Section 55, by deleting the proposed Sub-section 9; The Minister is seeking to introduce Sub-section 9 to Section 55 of the Act. The essence of it is that Sub-section 9 seeks to make the application of Section 56(9) retroactive. As I cited earlier, it is a cardinal basic and tried principle of criminal law, that it shall not apply retroactively. I cited, in support of that, very rationally, provisions of Section 77(4) of our Constitution, which safeguards that criminal principle in our laws. This provision will have the effect of reversing the provisions of our Constitution by applying this law retroactively. With those few remarks, I beg to move."
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