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    "id": 1464007,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tinderet, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Melly",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to congratulate our Olympic team. Our team won 11 medals, which is a great honour for this country. The athletes shone from 1968 in Mexico, to now in Paris. If there is any good name Kenya has earned, it is from the athletes. I want the Government and the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy, and Sports to put much emphasis on this. Kenya has been a powerhouse in long and middle-distance races. However, we are slowly losing to our neighbours like Uganda and Ethiopia, and even to emerging powerhouses like South Africa, Canada, and the USA. We really need to invest in this. Further, we need to motivate the athletes. You will realise that the winners, especially in Bahrain, will get a lot of motivation in terms of houses, cars, and cash awards. Kenya needs to know that some Kenyans are competing and winning for other parts of the world. If we can bring those Kenyans here and motivate them to run for our country, we will be ahead of the USA and other Western countries. They will not be able to beat us. We want to inspire the young generation and make sure that the athletics fraternity is recognised and motivated. Young people need to know that they can earn a living from it. I support and congratulate our athletes."
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