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    "id": 1043178,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamunga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 738,
        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this Bill. I reiterate that it is unfortunate that this Bill is coming to us at this time. In my view, I support Sen. (Dr.) Ali for his sentiments that this Bill should have been here earlier. However, it is important that we support it. It is good that most of us have had an opportunity to come and support it taking into account that it is a timeline Bill that has to be passed latest 31st of this month. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we know that Kenya is a country of sports. Most of our young people are unemployed so they result to sports and athletics. We are a talented nation. Therefore, it is important to give our athletes a level playing ground. The developed countries cannot be compared to a developing country like Kenya. This is because they are so advanced and the substances that they could be using could be difficult to trace in their system. So, if the substance is brought to Kenya, our athletics can take it knowingly or unknowingly. Therefore, it is important that we protect them. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Bill seeks to amend Section 14 of the Act to enhance the independence of the board and the secretariat of the agency to authorize the banking accounts for the funds and approve the strategic plans and laid down policy guidelines for operations and management of all funds collected by the Agency. Thirdly, it has to perform and oversee acts and undertake any activity that may be incidental or conducive to the attainment and fulfillment of the functions of the Agency. If there are no proper regulations, in any form of agency, it will be open to abuse. Most of our colleagues have stated that there are agencies that work together with our athletes. Most of the times, it is the agencies that benefit more than the athletes yet we know the amount of time and energy that most of the young athletes put for them to be in the limelight out there. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am a student of finance, accounting to be specific. I do not know when things change, but it is important that taxes are taken at origin. If somebody 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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