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    "id": 682120,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/682120/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula",
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    "content": "When the media adversely mentioned the President of South Korea in a corruption deal, the man committed suicide. That shows how seriously people take corruption in other jurisdictions. We must look at it that the giver and the taker are equally guilty of the bribery crime. Previously, we have been dealing with the public sector alone, but now we have extended to the private sector. I still insist that no matter how much penalty we put and how much we try to criminalise bribery, until we change our mindsets, there are many things which go under the table and nobody reports. Most of these things happen in privacy and it is very rare for people to come out and speak about them. Many of the things defined in this Bill will only work if we implemented the existing laws like the Anti-Corruption Act and the Public Officer Ethics Act. We are moving in a direction whereby we are trying to legislate on everything. Next time we shall be legislating on our moral fabrics in our bedrooms. We do not need to do that. We only need to change our mindset. The Government and the private sector will need to invest in"
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