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"speaker_name": "Sen. Faki",
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"legal_name": "Mohamed Faki Mwinyihaji",
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"content": "As you are aware, under Article 119 one of the Constitution, and I quote- “Every person has a right to petition Parliament to consider any matter within its authority, including enacting, amending, or repealing any legislation.” The salient issues raised in the Petition are as follows- THAT, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) is a registered national sports organization, and since the year 2018, they have never had elections as required under the Sports Act, 2013. THAT, in November, 2021, the FKF National Executive Committee was dismissed from office by the then Cabinet secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage, and replaced with a caretaker committee as a result of the violation of the Sports Act, 2013. THAT, upon removal from office, FKF appealed the removal from office to the High Court, and the High Court upheld the removal in their judgment delivered on 10th May, 2022. THAT, the current Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage has subsequently reinstated the suspended FKF and its National Executive Committee unprocedurally, despite a ruling of the Sports Dispute Tribunal that stated that the FKF National Executive Committee was illegally in office. THAT, the Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage has continued to act in violation of the High Court and the Sports Dispute Tribunal judgments and rulings respectively, and has declined to facilitate the Office of the Sports Registrar to conduct county-wide football association elections. THAT, the county sports associations are yet to benefit from the Sports Arts and Social Development Fund established under the Public Finance Management Act, Regulations 2018. THAT, the issues presented in this Petition have been raised with the relevant bodies but have not been adequately addressed. THAT, none of the issues raised in this Petition are pending before any court of law, constitutional or any other legal body. THAT, subsequently the petitioners pray that the Senate- (a) Investigate this matter with a view to ensuring that the current FKF National Executive Committee is disbanded and subsequently elections of the new FKF Committee are carried out. (b) Overhaul the Public Finance Management, Sports Arts and Social Development Fund (Regulations 2018), to cater for sports and arts exclusively. (c) THAT, through the oversight mandate of the Senate ensures that the Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage obeys Court Orders on Football Kenya Federation (FKF). (d) Finally, recommends that the alignment of FKF Constitution with the Kenyan and international sports laws as ratified by Kenya."
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