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    "id": 1157357,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1157357/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13188,
        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, sports are in a unique position to display leadership, to take responsibility for its carbon footprint, engage in a climate neutral journey, incentivize actions beyond the sporting sector and play a major role in amplifying the awareness among its billions of spectators, facilitators and participants at all levels. With the need for urgent action growing dire every day, the relationship between sport and climate must be better understood and ways of developing policies and taking concrete action to help reverse the impact of climate change through sports, must be communicated to as wide an audience as possible. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, sports have immense benefits including individual development, health promotion and disease prevention, promotion of gender equality, peace building and conflict resolution, economic development, communication and social mobilization among other benefits. Sports has proven to be a cost effective and flexible tool in promoting peace and development. It is also an important enabler of sustainable development. It also empowers men, youth, women and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) at individual level. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as we join the rest of the world in commemoration of this important day, I would like to acknowledge and celebrate all the men and women who have flown the flag of Kenya high in sports. Some of these personalities are Paul Tergat, Henry Wanyoike, Catherine Ndereba, the late Samwel Wanjiru, Edwin Kipchumba, Betty Cheruiyot, Alfred Yego, Veronica Wanjiru among other athletes. We have also had famous rally drivers in Kenya worth celebrating, include the likes of Patrick Njiru, Joginder Singh, Shekhar Mehta and so on. Famous swimmers such"
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