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    "id": 1117292,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Langat",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13189,
        "legal_name": "Christopher Andrew Langat",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to support this Statement. Sports in this country are very important as a source of income for some people given the fact that there is a high rate of unemployment in the country. Many youths and even other people engage themselves in sports for economic livelihood. Madam Deputy Speaker, sports in this country should be encouraged because they are a source of great entertainment and given the fact that there are lot of challenges facing us, and many people engage in very weird activities in this country. We have seen families murdering one another because of stress, but what controls our youth and gives them some earnings is sports. Instead of us giving this sector some encouragement, it is very sad to hear that the Cabinet Secretary, Amb. Amina Mohammed, whom I respect a lot because she was the Cabinet Secretary for Education when I was the Chairperson of the Committee on Education. She used to do very well in that Ministry. Today, I am shocked that she has engaged herself in such a disheartening decision. The banning of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) is an unwelcome decision at this particular moment. We would like to ask the Committee that will take over this particular issue to take it seriously and make sure that CS Amina Mohammed appears before this House in the Committee of the Whole so that she explains many issues that are posing challenges in sports in this country. Most of our stadia that are supposed to be upgraded are in a deplorable situation and very demotivating to our athletes, to say the least. I support this Statement and I would like to ask most of the Cabinet Secretaries to be consulting so that they get proper information instead of making street pronouncements that affect Kenyans very seriously. It is a very important Statement. I congratulate the Senator who brought it before us. It should be supported by all of us."
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