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    "content": "Let me now delve into the main course of seconding the Motion. Further, in terms of structural development, now that counties have a lot of money, as the Senate whose role is to defend devolution, we need to make sure that governors create facilities. I can see that around counties, most governors have put a lot of resources in building stadia. Let county assemblies also pass Motions, either from the National Assembly or the Senate, so that we can even immortalize some of these athletes who make this country proud, by naming schools and roads after them. I see some roads whose names do not have any meaning. This is the only way that we can honour our athletes. As the Mover said, it is also important that the national Government works on a framework of honouring these athletes. It should not just be a token of going to State House to have a cup of tea and it ends there. It has to go further than that. We need to have a hall of fame like other countries in the world where our renowned athletes and footballers can be recognized. If we have such an arrangement we can make a difference and the whole world can understand that we recognize our athletes. When you go to Europe, if you are a man or woman with a physique like mine, the first question you will be asked is whether you are from Kenya and whether you are an athlete. That is a very important tourism aspect which the Ministry of East Africa Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, can capture and use as model of attracting tourists to this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before I conclude, I have to thank the Ministry for the arrangements they made to receive the young men and women who made us proud. I thank the media houses of this country because they televised live the arrival of our athletes. I also thank the Deputy President who took his time to host them at his residence. I hope that can be reflected in terms of making policies to assist the athletes so that even the generations to come will see some of our roads named after athletes. The Government is bidding to host functions of the world. Therefore, if we say that this is the sports hub of the region, it can give us an opportunity to host world sports events. According to the official Government website, the sports sector has three development projects; the construction of third division sports stadia countrywide, the establishment of sports lottery fund and an international sports academy. They go on further to say that they will improve works of renovation which will include laying running tarmac which is already underway in Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret, Moi Stadium in Kisumu and many others. There is also reason to be optimistic. The cities of Mombasa, Kisumu and Eldoret are all due to be international sports arenas of international standards. As for the establishment of sports, it is still in the planning stage and we hope that it will be fast tracked. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, according to the FIFA, World Cup and Olympics plans; they are talking about the probable venues and even considering Kenya, which is a good thing for the country. I hope that most of the young men and women, especially the self-trained ones, will be recognized by the Government. Recently, we saw a self-trained man who trained on You Tube winning a gold medal. Therefore, if we have many incentives by the Government, we will go far. With those few remarks, I beg to second."
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