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    "id": 252084,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for East African Community",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had referred the House to page 353. Clause 8, Subsection 5 is very important. It attempts to cushion somebody appearing in court on the charge of defilement. Clause 8(1) states:- \"A person who commits an act which causes penetration with a child is guilty of an offence termed defilement\". Clause 8(5) goes on to state:- \"It is a defence to a child under this section if- (a) it is proved that such child deceived the accused person into believing that she was over the age of eighteen years at the time of the alleged commission of the 752 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 26, 2006 offence; and (b) the accused reasonably believed that the child was over the age of eighteen years\". Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am requesting this Committee to consider adding an additional Clause 5(c) to cushion another group of people."
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