{"id":641224,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/641224/?format=json","text_counter":149,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Wetangula","speaker_title":"The Senate Minority Leader","speaker":{"id":210,"legal_name":"Moses Masika Wetangula","slug":"moses-wetangula"},"content":" Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I heard the Chair say or direct that the President’s Statement must be in writing. For avoidance of doubt, Article 135 of the Constitution reads:- “A decision of the President in the performance of any function of the President under this Constitution shall be in writing and shall bear the seal and signature of the President.” A statement made in the holy land of Israel is not a decision of the President. It is a statement from the President, which he can make anywhere, and we laud him for it. He is a frustrated man. You will remember how emotional he was in the last State of the Nation Address to the House. He presented a list of people he said were corrupt. He had to go all the way to Israel – the land of Jesus – and make a statement that his country is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"}