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    "id": 1073891,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of my family and the great people of Nandi County, I take this opportunity to pass our deepest condolences to the family of the fallen hero and rugby maestro, the late Benjamin Ayimba for the unfortunate demise. I congratulate and thank all Kenyans of goodwill who stood with him during his sickness. I hope that Sen. Sakaja will guide us on how we can assist his young family as well as offset the medical bills that were incurred. The late Benjamin Ayimba revolutionized rugby. When most of us were in high school, we go to know about rugby through him. Many young people admired and aspired to play rugby. If you played rugby, you were the ‘ yoyo ’ or cool in school. The late Benjamin Ayimba is among the pioneers of rugby in Kenya. I remember many of my friends in high school were very keen on playing rugby as a result of how well it was packaged by the late Ayimba and other individuals within the rugby arena. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Nandi County is a home of champions. Over three quarters of the athletes in Kenya are from Nandi County. They included; Eliud Kipchoge, Conseslus Kipruto, among others, who have made their mark in the Kenyan sporting arena. Unfortunately, the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage has not been gracious enough to ensure that our sportsmen and women enjoy the fruits of their labour. I have stated before on the Floor of this House that we should not pay other people to be the brand ambassadors of Kenya when we have the likes of the late Benjamin Ayimba who wear jerseys that are branded with the Kenyan flag. Instead of giving so much money to Brand Kenya, we can use our sportsmen and women to fly our flags and wear Kenyan branded jerseys while on the racing track or on the field. The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife can use the Kenyan sportsmen and women to market Kenya to the world and ensure that the proceedings benefit them. Instead of giving jobs to private advertising firms abroad, we should give that money to our sportsmen and women who run in different tracks worldwide to promote the diversity and unique culture of Kenya. The issue of doping is slowly killing our sporting industry. I hope that the Chairperson of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, Sen. Sakaja, will follow up on this issue that is a cancer among many sportsmen and women in the sports fraternity. If a sports person is found guilty to have used doping substance and is banned from participating in sports for five years, Athletics Kenya does not allow the athlete to resume competitive sporting. I am of the opinion that the move is equivalent to subjecting the athlete to double jeopardy. I hope that the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare will look into that issue so that we do not subject our athletes to double jeopardy. If somebody has served the ban that they were given by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for substance abuse, they should be allowed to compete by the Athletics Kenya as long as they have been cleared by the necessary agencies such as Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya as well as many other agencies. Since"
}