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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank my distinguished colleague for the information but I think we are saying the same thing. Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki should look at the appellate structure and see if there is a dispute that goes beyond the internal mechanism. They have a tribunal out there like FIFA. The tribunal that tried and suspended Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter, was not their national tribunal but rather the international tribunal in Switzerland. I am sure that the international tribunal can and should have jurisdiction to hear matters that come from states that go beyond the dispute mechanism of the said states. Madam Temporary Speaker, in any event - this is something that we need to point out - under Article 2 of our Constitution, every international treaty and convention that we have signed becomes part of our law and must work in conformity with our legal system. I know the sensitivity of FIFA and all these bodies. I hope the team that went to Canada, that included Sen. Madzayo, Sen. Munyes and the three Cabinet Secretaries - from what I read in the media - had good engagement and brought exactly what we ought to have had in the first place. Secondly, there must be some lapse somewhere. If what we are told here by Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, is true and I believe so, that this was copy-cat legislation, who edited it to make it unacceptable? Who removed the clauses that made it unacceptable to WADA? If it is the Ministry, they must bear responsibility, if it was the Attorney-General’s Chamber, then they must take responsibility. If it is the committee from the House of Parliament, where the Bill originated, they must equally bear responsibility for embarrassing the country and causing anxiety to our athletes. Can you imagine how the athletes who were preparing to go to Rio De Janeiro would react or feel if they were told that they may not go? They may either lose focus or become unstable and end up not running well. 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"
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