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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, all that I have pointed out is that the Bill does not establish the relationship between the two courts. It should be clear on where to start when there is a dispute. It should be clear whether one should start at the subordinate labour courts or the NLC. We need to know the nature of dispute and where it should be directed. If the Minister can do that, it will be wonderful. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can see my time is running out. There is a provision for the Registrar of Trade Unions. That is highlighted in Clause 43. That, again, is the same point we argued here when we were dealing with the Political Parties Bill. When you have a Registrar dealing with emotive issues concerning trade unions, I will be more comfortable if, whoever will be the Registrar, his or her qualifications, authority, appointment and removal from office are defined. The Registrar of Trade Unions must enjoy some reasonable degree of autonomy so that he or she can be able to function properly. If we leave the Registrar of Trade Unions just to be appointed by the Minister, and there is no qualification or description of how he or she will run the office, it will be vulnerable to abuse. I want to urge the Minister to change that. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can see my time has run out. I have many more points that I will bring at the Committee Stage. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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