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    "id": 972180,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/972180/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nambale, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi",
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        "legal_name": "John Sakwa Bunyasi",
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    "content": "Having said all that, we now have a tendency of people getting hold of executive power as they have done. They use it in very bad ways. Some people can even say, “I can slap you, what will you do?” There are cases of violence in and around courts and everywhere. This House is not exempt. We have sitting Members involved in what are clearly criminal activities. It does not go anywhere. Something is wrong. That clearly indicates systems have been manipulated. When systems are manipulated, particularly the system of justice, it is like allowing the country to slide into civil war. That is when you can do whatever you like to whoever you like and they can do nothing about it. That is what we are allowing, as an institution. We should not do that. The interest of this Republic, and more so to those who are seeking to leave behind a legacy, is the interest of poor people who are looking for fairness. So, we should uphold the independence of the Judiciary. As I said, we are a crucial component in the process of upholding the independence of the Judiciary. As I note and support this Report, my prayer is that the Judiciary will truly seek to have independence in terms of financial and operational autonomy."
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