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    "id": 1034202,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1034202/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Maanzo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
        "slug": "daniel-kitonga-maanzo"
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    "content": "harnessed from the grassroots because we have a lot of talent in this country and we can shine in the world. I believe if we participated in all the field and major events in an Olympics, we could easily be number one in the world and many gold medals would come in this country. In addition, that will encourage the youth. They will make a career out of it. Additionally, we will do very well in football. You know what has been happening to the Kenyan football over the years. Part of it is the stadia where those people can train, the funding, and the general organisation. I think it is one of the things we should really work on. From this Report, we should look forward to improving. I want to say that a lot of money has been lost to corruption over a long time, and it high time the country invests in making sure that corruption is fought not only by saying, but by dealing with the cartels and making sure that contracts are awarded openly and to competent people. They should not be awarded through political connections or friends. That is what has been happening and that is why some of those contractors cannot be moved even when you pay them so much in advance and they are totally unable to move in a major construction like that. We all understand what COVID-19 has done to sports in the country and to the finances. Every country in the world is really struggling to make ends meet and, one of the areas which is going to struggle out of COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 is sports. If we can now develop and complete the stadia that are there and then work on the smaller ones and tighten up the national Government and the devolved function, I believe we will improve the overall sports in the country. You can see even this year we are not going to the usual East African Sports where I have always prepared, but I have never participated for one reason or another. I think we can do better. I support this Report and look forward to improving the stadia in the country. I thank you."
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