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    "id": 685712,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lagat",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 64,
        "legal_name": "Elijah Kiptarbei Lagat",
        "slug": "elijah-lagat"
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, where we need to concentrate as a country is the management of athletics. The current managers have stayed for too long and there is nothing new they are bringing in. We also know that there are athletes who have retired and have a lot of experience like Paul Tergat, John Ngugi and Moses Kiptanui. Why not make use of those people? We feel bitter when we see in the Olympics other countries bringing their former champions to award their athletes while, for Kenya, we do not have any former athlete rewarding others. It means the wrong people are going and former athletes are left behind. Those are the people who have a lot of experience and can advise the young generation. Another serious issue is that the current athletes do not want to further their education. In the 1998 South Korea Olympics, Paul Ereng won a gold medal in 800 meters; Peter Rono worn gold in 1,500 meters and Julius Kariuki worn 3,000 meters steeplechase, and they were students in the United States of America (USA). The current generation of athletes do not attain university education. That is what we need to concentrate on because when signing agreements with managers, they have to understand what they are doing and if their level of education is too low, they cannot understand. We need them to get university education so that they can understand what they are signing to avoid being conned by managers. This is the opportunity that this country has to change the management of sports so that we can get better people to lead the team. Six gold medals are not enough. We can get even more than 10 gold medals. We can get more silver and bronze medals. What Ezekiel Kemboi and Asbel Kiprop did were small mistakes which can be corrected. Otherwise, I want to congratulate the team. Thank you."
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