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    "id": 1415819,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1415819/?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": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for according me this opportunity to come and interact with Hon. Members on issues of relevance. Without wasting any time, let me go straight to Question 054/2024 and respond as follows. It is true in 2017 Sports Kenya made a commitment to assist in the partial construction of the Meru Divisional County Offices, planned to be situated near Kinoru Stadium. However, this commitment was made without confirmation of funding as is the requirement of the law, which states that resources should be available before you commit to any project. In this case, there was no confirmation. Up to date, Sports Kenya has not received any financing from the Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning. This will be amplified while responding to other Questions in this session. Hon. Speaker, when the Kenya Kwanza administration came into office, we inherited a huge pile-up of stalled projects all over the country. One way of dealing with them was putting in place a masterplan to better manage the infrastructure for sports and creatives. I want to assure the Hon. Member and the House that moving forward, we have sealed that loophole of committing to do projects without the requisite provision for financing. That is the position. That commitment is on record but there is no financing to match that commitment. In response to the second segment of that Question, there is no allocation in the budget. Sports Kenya does not have money for this project. In fact, the Ministry is currently exceedingly stretched with commitments to host the African Nations Championships, commonly known as CHAN in September this year; and the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 2027. Therefore, it is very difficult. If these resources were to be availed by the National Treasury, as it had been requested by Sports Kenya, this project could be concluded. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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