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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu Namwamba",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports",
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    "content": " I will try, Hon. Speaker. I will just go on one by one. There was a question on the procurement in Talanta Hela. When I first appeared before this House, I indicated that what had delayed the take-off of that programme was the procurement of certain services, like the provision of the software and the construction of the physical infrastructure. That has been done, and the programme is up and running. I welcome Hon. Members to the Kenya Academy of Sports to look at the hub. It is a beautiful place. The second question was about Kilgoris. I confirm to the Hon. Member that Munge Primary School in Kilgoris is already on our list for the special centres that we are establishing. The Hon. Member can confirm that. It is definitely within our scope. On the question of using athletics or talent as a basis for recruitment. It is a policy that our armed and disciplined forces already apply. In fact, most of our elite athletes operate within the ecosystem of our disciplined forces. This is something that we encourage. I also want to confirm here that it is our policy to encourage academics to go hand in hand with the development of talent, especially completing the basic level of education. It serves our sportsmen and women. The third question is about the elections in Athletics Kenya. This is a matter that has attracted a lot of court action. In fact, it is one of the reasons why the management of elections in Athletics Kenya has been problematic, as is the case with several other federations. This matter is active in court. There was a court order, and the other side ran to court again and got an injunction. It is a bit of a messed space. We are reviewing the Sports Act, and we will be bringing the reviewed Sports Act to this august House. One of the things we are grappling with is how to deal with the litigation and how litigation undermines or interferes with the administration of some of these federations. Some of the leaders and the incumbents actually sponsor litigation so that they can stay in office ad infinitum ."
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