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"content": "You have to agree that the Catholic Church has a unique way of doing formation of their priests, sisters and brothers. He was talking about the vetting of the trainers. They must be people who are beyond reproach because they are the ones who are teach the doctrine of the church. For example, he was using the Catholic Church, that was being presided today by Bishop Owaa of Ngong Diocese. The same should be the case with the vetting of our sports academies. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, are you aware that some people walk in, through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), using tourist visa and two weeks later, they are training athletes in Iten? Which country are we in? In fact, if you are in Tanzania and do not have a visa, you will not finish two hours before being deported. However, in Kenya, somebody lands in JKIA as a tourist, goes to high altitude training areas like Iten, Nandi Hills and Kaptagat, Nakuru, Keringet and starts training. Sadly, at the end of the day, they make sure that they promote doping. It is very unfortunate. That the Government and the anti-doping agents must come out and condemn this strongly. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am happy Sen. Kisang’ is in the House because I know he suffers most, especially with trainers that are not appropriately trained and vetted. Even on the issue of hardship allowance, I do not support hardship allowance to be removed. In Nandi County, we want places like Terige, Kapchorwa and Sobasongo and Chepterwai to be categorized as part of the hardship areas so that teachers and civil servants can earn hardship allowances. Even in Bomet County, in areas like Chepalungu, where you come from, they must be given hardship allowance. That comment was made in bad faith by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and he must retract it. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I saw the Deputy Minority Whip today in the House saying that there is no broad-based government. We have a broad-based government. This broad-based government has brought equity and equality in terms of service provision under President William Ruto and Raila Amollo Odinga. It is unfortunate that Sen. Sifuna can use the Floor of the House to say that, yet he is the Secretary-General of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) when we signed in the broad-based government at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). If he has a problem with Cabinet Secretaries Opiyo Wandayi and John Mbadi, those are political differences that they should do in funerals and rallies during the weekend. He should respect the President. Sen. Oburu Odinga spoke eloquently and powerfully before President Ruto in Migori and said that the ODM and United Democratic Movement (UDA) are working through broad-based arrangement, including establishing sports academies in our counties. Where does he get the audacity of lecturing and saying there is no broad-based government? The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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