{"id":447722,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/447722/?format=json","text_counter":49,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Wetangula","speaker_title":"The Senate Minority Leader","speaker":{"id":210,"legal_name":"Moses Masika Wetangula","slug":"moses-wetangula"},"content":" Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chairperson has completely avoided to respond to my intervention. Why was this teacher not prosecuted for defilement and instead a charge of rape was preferred? I told you for free that in law, a child of that age is not capable of consenting to a sexual act. Rape is a sexual act without consent. Therefore, you cannot deny consent that you cannot give in the first place. The correct charge against this teacher would have been--- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."}