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"speaker_name": "Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me start with Hon. Maungu’s question. I will follow up with the payment for the members of Luanda Villa Soccer Club (SC) team who were the winners of the Division One League. I will follow up on the same to make sure that they are paid. We will also make sure that a few other sportsmen and women whose money has not been disbursed is done expeditiously. Hon. Mutuse, Ngaga Training Centre is not among the ones that have been advertised. As we have discussed with you, we will make it a priority in the next round to make sure that it is taken care of. Hon. Charles Nguna, CNN, asked about the cost of the new stadium. I do not have the figures here because we contracted the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Stadiums through the Ministry of Defence. Maybe, in the next supplementary budget, I should be able to supply the same either here or through the relevant Committee. I was trying to text a colleague on the other side but because we are here, it has not been possible. We do not have directors for the World Rally Championships (WRC). We just have a committee. We do not have directors who have not been paid, but if there is any complaint, it should be addressed specifically. The funny thing about that sector is that we have very many people carrying many papers demanding certain payments of contracted works. Some claim they were directors or committee members. We are trying to streamline issues to ensure that records are kept well and if one is not part of the record, they cannot be contracted as an afterthought, that is, after the fact. I agree with Hon. Pauline Lenguris of Samburu County. Actually, when I sat in that Office for two weeks, I realised that nobody talks about Lamu, Tana River, Garissa, Wajir, Mandela, Marsabit, Turkana, and all that northern belt, including West Pokot. Nobody mentions whether they need a stadium or not. There is a general mentality that stadiums are supposed to be in the so-called white highlands and so forth. That should not be the case. Kilifi falls in that category of marginalised areas. I promise, progressively, we will make sure that we do affirmative action. The same way I did in the Ministry of Roads and Transport, I will be very deliberate also in the Ministry of Sports, to make sure those areas are considered for stadium development. We have Samburu and Isiolo as part and parcel of the affected areas. Hon. Oyula asked about NG-CDF. Unfortunately, Mheshimiwa, this falls back to yourself. It is upon you Members to look at the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG- CDF) Act and ask yourselves why were you not able to finance sports and yet, sports are education. So long as you are supporting education, you are supporting sports because it is part of the facilities of education. I do not know any other interpretation that would support education. Let me use this opportunity to say I support NG-CDF. Even when I was in the Senate, I still supported NG-CDF. I believe it is the best managed Fund in the country in terms of development. So, we should allow it to also support sports facilities because it is extremely important. I think the interpretation that NG-CDF is unconstitutional, from my position, is misguided. We are allowed to criticise decisions. Now, on the question of Hon. Obo Ruweida, again, just like I promised Hon. Pauline Lenguris, I will do the same for your county. I will make sure that in the next batch of sports 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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