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    "id": 1034138,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mohamed Mohamud",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mohamud Sheikh Mohammed",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Report by the Departmental Committee on Sports, Culture and Tourism. This Report has really outlined the challenges and the issues that are faced by Kenyan contractors as well as the Kenyan public. Kenyans expect that the taxpayers’ money is expended and utilised accordingly. The Kenyan taxpayers require that all monies assigned for particular projects should be utilised and projects completed accordingly and within the required timelines. Kenya has nearly 71 per cent of youth - people under the age of 35 years - which is a huge number and it is the future of Kenya. Sports is a very important global activity. It is an activity that brings people together. It is required by all humanity in the sense that it brings peace and cohesion. I used to work with a humanitarian organisation, what we call Football United when I was doing my PhD in Australia. What we used to do is support countries that were low on social activities. We used football as something that unites young people so that they can understand beyond conflicts, retributions and issues that were of a challenge in the society. It was more of a cohesive activity. In Kenya, we expect that the amount of money that has been expended for the youth and social activities, particularly sports, is seen as an essential investment for the future. The future is with the youth. One of my sons by the name Yahye is a good football player. He is a midfielder in one of the young teams in Kenya and he was a good player in Australia when he played for the Under 15s. He keeps telling me whenever we are in Kenya that the turfs are not good enough. Those are not facilities that can sustain what young people require and need. Now, if the Kenyan Government is investing in those facilities and yet they are not completed on time or are done in a shoddy way, then it means that our investment to the young The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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