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    "id": 1294899,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu Namwamba",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs and Sports",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, and Sen. Dullo. I confirm and admit that the promise of 2013 on sporting facilities was not fulfilled. That is a fact we cannot run away from. However, I confirm to this august House that we now have a new administration, leadership and Sheriff in town; with a new style of doing things. Our style is known as the bottom-up economic transformation agenda. It is focused on transforming the fortunes of every corner of this land, every blade of grass and grain of sand. This means that all the corners of this country are guaranteed investment in all sectors, including this sports sector. I agree with Sen. Dullo that, indeed it shall be good. I urge the county leadership to work with the national Government in developing sporting facilities. This will ensure standardization. I confirm to this House that we have been out there to look at some of the stalled facilities that were initiated by counties. For example; we went to look at the Bomet Stadium and the manner in which that project was conceived and deployed. I can tell you that it could have been done a lot better, if it had been done in partnership with the national Government in terms of standards. We have taken an initiative to approach a number of counties. For instance, we have formally agreed with Kakamega County Government, in the completion of Bukhungu Stadium. We have agreed on a certain way of doing it and in a manner that meets the standards of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). We have also done the same with the stadium in Ol Kalau and we are making an intervention in Bomet County. We are making intervention in areas we believe there will be better delivery when a county government works with the national Government. We should do better in Isiolo County in terms of what is going on with their stadium. Thank you."
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