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    "id": 1034204,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Peris Tobiko",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Janet Marania Teyiaa",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Report of the Committee and I cannot over-emphasise the importance of sports in this country. I am sure you know that sports have become one of the marketing tools of this country and that has placed Kenya as a country in the world map. Therefore, stadia, sports and all that is related to the sports industry is what our Government should emphasise, nurture and build for today's generation and the generations to come. When we came in, in the Eleventh Parliament in 2013 with the Jubilee Government, one of the main agenda of the Jubilee Government was to establish several stadia in the country. My hope is that our President will still pursue that as one of his legacies. I would also want Kenyans to know, particularly in my County of Kajiado that, sports is devolved. Let me speak for Kajiado because I do not know the state of sports in other counties. I have seen a very embarrassing situation in my county. Ngong Stadium has been abandoned since last parliamentary term started. A sum of Kshs100 million was put in it, but it has never been completed to date. The current Governor has turned it into a matatu stage. It is very unfortunate for the people of Kajiado County. In my own constituency, the Kitengela field has been turned into a market. It is really unfortunate that governors are not taking sports as a serious affair that needs to be nurtured for the sake of our young people and many Kenyans who want to keep fit. Also, in the rural areas, we have young people who are very passionate about sports and they need fields in different places like in schools and small urban centres to be done and be 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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