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    "id": 543017,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, in respect of the matter of the information that I shared with the Powers and Privileges Committee – that was intended to help that Committee to arrive at a considered verdict on this critical matter – I want to say the following: Yesterday, I did not have the opportunity to address this House on the Report of the Powers and Privileges Committee. I respect the process that the Powers and Privileges Committee went through but I do not agree at all with the procedure, the findings and recommendations of that Committee. Indeed, I consider the whole process to have been something very akin to a Kangaroo court that was merely intended to confirm a pre- determined verdict. That Report is a pack of contradictions that would not stand the test of any judicial inquiry. The Report and the proceedings of the Powers and Privileges Committee have now been submitted to the EACC for purposes of inquiry into allegations of bribery. I have made a commitment on the Floor of this House. I have made a commitment in public. I had made a commitment to the EACC, to assist to them in getting to the root of this matter. I believe that the PAC has been made a sacrificial lamb. I believe that if, indeed, this House is committed to fighting corruption, then it must allow the process that the EACC has initiated to go on to its full conclusion. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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