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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Something has happened that is wrong and contrary to the law. So making this law apply retrospectively is to correct an illegality which has happened. It is an admission. That is the first point that we must take very seriously that backdating this Bill--- you can backdate the provisions of a Bill in the content of the Bill. You can say that certain sections, for these certain good reasons, will apply retroactively. However, when you backdate a commencement date, it is not in the true spirit of the Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in fact, Article 10 of the Constitution in relation to criminal justice system disallows retroactive legislation. There are some events which took place after 1st July that if the Bill is not backdated, then some people will become accountable for their misdeeds. Therefore, somebody is trying to address those misdeeds by backdating this Bill. I plead with everybody here that since the National Assembly may be drunk with its own wine, the Senate should never do the same with power or responsibilities that we have. We will do things in accordance with the law all the time."
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