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    "id": 568518,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chanzu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
        "slug": "yusuf-chanzu"
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    "content": "There is already quite a huge sum of money we are voting out there but we have not seen any report just as mhe. Amina was saying. We have not seen anybody being prosecuted for misuse or squandering the money. It is important that the whole law is looked at afresh and we have a fresh beginning, so that we can achieve what we need to achieve for this country. I can see that the President is working very hard to fight corruption. The reason why the Government is being taken to court is because the President had to act the way he acted because the institutions were not working. The President had to call on Members of Parliament to take over the roles that are supposed to be performed by the police because our institutions are not working. It is time we had a total overhaul of this. We should look at the laws now. It is five years from 2010 when we put in place our supreme law; we should look at this institution and make sure that its officers are able to work. Another thing is that people go and sit in offices like those commissioners. When I visited one of the offices there, it was like a bureau where people go and present their views. Somebody has got the comfort of sitting in the office and negotiate what should be done. If it is on part-time basis, there will be something for which somebody will hold an office. He goes home and comes for a meeting. He applies his mind and then he goes away. That is how it should be. We are also going to cut on expenses of running offices; the moment somebody has a full-time office, they have to have transport, office space and all the support staff. We are going to cut down on this. So, it is important that we support this law and also look into reviewing the composition of other commissions as their terms end."
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