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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you so much. I am very grateful to Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve. In her list, she has mentioned sporting greats who have made our country proud. I am grateful to her that this time she has mentioned the late Emily Ayoti Kubasu, my mother, who used to run for this country, short distances. She represented Kenya in the commonwealth games in 1971 and won medals; gold and silver. Amongst her contemporaries were Alice Adala, who is still alive, the sister to our President and the mother of Jomo Gichaga, Jane Makena, who is still alive and we are still in touch. There are very many of them who at their time, without the technology that we might have for training and without the kind of facilities, went out of their way to put Kenya on the global map. Incidentally, Sen. (dr.) Musuruve has also mentioned McDonald Mariga who I was with this morning as we met the people of Kibera, Lang’ata and Dagoretti South Constituencies together with some of our football legends of Abaluhya Football Club (AFC) Leopards Sports Club Leopards including Murila and the rest. They are former internationals; they are going to Arusha in the next few days. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, sports must always be seen as a serious frontier for economic development in our country. I am glad that I am the Chairperson of the Committee in charge of that. You have just said you are wondering why I am sporty; it is because of that great heritage. Not only was my mother representing Kenya in the short distance, Sen. Wako knows very well that my father played football and ended up being treasurer of Kenya Football Federation (KFF). We are from a sporting family. These days I run, but I run for office not athletically. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I have said, there are many efforts we are putting to really improve sports in the city of Nairobi. I thank my colleagues here because we brought the matter of Dandora Stadium which had stalled. I must thank the SDC who is here, Ms. Gichangi. Through a resolution by the Senate, I really pushed her to make sure that the Senate resolution is sent promptly to the County Government of Nairobi so that that stadium is complete."
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