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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ali",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is the right way to proceed so that Members are disciplined wherever they are and they follow the rules. I support the Bill because of the way it is supposed assist Kenyans. I find it odd that this issue was passed in 2015 and Kenya was supposed to ratify anytime from that time up to 2021. It has gone to the level where the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage involved the National Assembly in October this year. They were taken for a retreat, and I do not know why the Senate was not considered at that time. Is it because we are second rate or they do not care? They call us the last minute when we are supposed to be on holiday and enjoying ourselves. The Ministry should have done better. When the National Assembly passed the Bill, they had to refer to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for concurrence. After that they sent it to the Attorney-General then gazetted it in December. This is wrong. All Government agencies, especially the Executive, know that Bills are supposed to be passed on time. They know that they require concurrence. We will suffer if we do not pass this Bill. This is not the way to do it; they should do it earlier and help Kenyans, so that we have enough stakeholders and proper participation. That said, we have to pass it now because we have no alternative. If the deadline is 31st December, 2020 and if it is not signed into law, Kenyans will not participate, it will not be right for us not to do that. The other issue I want to talk about is that when athletes earn money outside the country, most of it goes to foreigners, including the agents, physiotherapists and medical personnel. I do not know why we cannot ask, even if the agent has to go and solicit for money--- You know how they like helping their own. If the agent was a Kenyan he or she would not get enough support. 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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