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    "id": 43719,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/43719/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": " Mr. Chairman, Sir, I am very happy with this amendment because the current law that is in existence under the Election Offences Act, the procedure for prosecuting anybody found to have committed election offences is so cumbersome and without the consent of the Attorney-General, you cannot initiate any prosecution. In fact, in the last 20 years, I do not think there has been a prosecution by the Attorney-General. There has not been a single prosecution by the office of the Attorney- General under the Election Offences Act. So, I am very happy that within this Act which is not caveated by the procedures in the Election Offences Act, the Commission officials or the commissioners can be held responsible and accountable for any offences that they may commit. I think this is a very good law."
}