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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to be relevant. We rely on athletics for the purpose of getting income. There is need to have order in this area and for us to ensure that this area has sanity. Sometimes, athletes get into doping in order to win. The centres we are talking about are those that are supposed to train athletes on how to be orderly when competing in sports and how to invest when competing in sports. Many athletes make a lot of money in their hay days but they sometimes waste the money simply because they have not had training on how to use the money. It is important to train athletes on how to become useful and visionary during their hay days. Some athletes take doping drugs knowingly while others do so unknowingly. The proposed centres should train the athletes to be careful not to engage in doping knowing or unknowingly. We have to nurture the talents of our athletes because that is their source of livelihood. There is need to recognize our athletes nationally. I am aware that there are some athletes who are Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and participate in Paralympics, but are sometimes not recognized. We need to ensure that we are encouraging all forms of athletics so that they are encouraged to continue bringing glory to our country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the people who exploit the talents and expertise of our athletes by acting as brokers should not be encouraged. Athletes should have value for the things The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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