{"id":90379,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/90379/?format=json","text_counter":13,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. C. Kilonzo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":46,"legal_name":"Charles Mutavi Kilonzo","slug":"charles-kilonzo"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Vice-President aware that the recent wave of armed robbery within Matuu Town has been due to the recent release of hardcore criminals from prison through a presidential pardon? (b) Could the Vice-President indicate the criteria used to identify the beneficiaries of Presidential Pardon? (c) What measures is the Government taking to ensure that only petty offenders benefit from presidential pardon?"}