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    "id": 1372752,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1372752/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kisang",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
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    "content": "Luckily, the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Sports, and Arts has advertised for a tender for that stadium to be completed. When it is opened, it will not be Kamariny Stadium, but Kelvin Kiptum Kimariny Stadium. That will be in his honour, so that we remember the great man. He had planned to go and run in Rotterdam in under two hours because he ran in Chicago in two hours and thirty-five seconds. He was practicing to beat that record by training every day. Even the wife complained that he was doing a lot of training but he said he had the stamina. That particular fateful day, he left home, went on family errands, and then proceeded to Eldoret. Unfortunately, he died while going home. The lady who was with them is one of the workers in the camp and she was on off. They waited for her with the coach because she told them she had reached Eldoret late and wanted a lift back to the camp. That is why they delayed because of waiting for her. The Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sports and Arts should give our athletes security and drivers because they are not many. We can target elite sportsmen and women who have gotten medals. The young man did not see the need of hiring a security personnel or getting a driver because he had not even gotten the money, he had won last year. Just look at his home. I hope the Ministry is going to assist. We thank the President for accepting to do a state burial for Kelvin Kiptum. We also request the Government, through the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sports and Arts, to ensure they put up a decent house for the parents and the young lady, and if possible, employ her, so that she can further her studies and educate her young children. We thank the manager because he agreed to create a foundation in honour of Kelvin Kiptum. That is important. Finally, less than two months ago, we lost another athlete who was running for Uganda. That is Benjamin Kiplagat who was killed by thugs in Eldoret. That is sad. The police commander in Uasin Gishu County should beef up security, especially around the camps and where athletes live, so that we do not lose our athletes who bring us a lot of dollars. Maybe one of the reasons the shilling is strengthening is because of these athletes. Dollars are now getting into the country. May his soul rest in eternal peace."
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