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    "id": 1397897,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1397897/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu Namwamba",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports",
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    "content": "stadium to host an international friendly game. Today we are talking about hosting international events. We are very happy that we have put in place the Talanta Hela initiative that has provided a framework of how to identify talents countrywide, nature and monetise those talents. The football programme that ran last year was a nationwide programme that resulted in finals that His Excellency the President graced at the Nyayo National Stadium. The winning teams received significant prize money for that process. The girls had Busia as winners, Kisumu was in position two and Homa Bay took position three with winners receiving Ksh5 million, Ksh3 million for runners-up, and Ksh2 million for number three. Uasin Gishu, which was Number Four, received Ksh1 million. That was the same thing for boys. We also rewarded regional winners. Everybody who participated in this and emerged a winner in their respective regions, was duly rewarded. I am happy to note that under the Kenya Academy of Sports, we have been able to develop a national talent pool. Today, if you want an under 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 team, we have them and are available any time. We saw the performance of our under 18 in the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). A lot of those young people were from this talent pool. This evening, our national under 20 team will be departing for Malawi to participate in the Four Nations Tournament. A lot of those young stars are from this pool. On Friday, our under 19 team, both boys and girls, will be going for a special training camp in Spain. Those are again products of this pool."
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