{"id":522729,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/522729/?format=json","text_counter":137,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. (Prof.) Nyikal","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":434,"legal_name":"James Nyikal","slug":"james-nyikal"},"content":"There may be a few areas - like in the area of appointments to certain offices - that we will have to amend. All in all, this is an extremely good law. I like the sanctions that are in place which distinguish whether it is a person or a corporate body. There is no small crime in procurement. In fact, corruption is that bad in this country that - as I have said before - if we could have a death penalty for all the corruption crimes, probably we would get somewhere. The sanctions are acceptable. I like the addition that apart from committing an offence according to this Act in procurement, if a person is also a public officer, then other disciplinary measures are put here. Many times, people commit those offences, put the money in the banks and continue to work. That is extremely important."}