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    "id": 1563517,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kisang’",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Sports (Amendment) Bill that is before the House, to set up sports academies in our counties. If you scan across the country, the only sport that is still booming or doing well in the country is athletics. The reason why athletics is doing well is because it is individual-based. It is up to the athlete to train maybe with the team managers and coaches. They work out on their own. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you check the other sports, for instance, tennis, cricket and football, you will realize that we are doing badly because of mismanagement by either the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports or those who are basically elected to steer and drive these particular sports. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with the proposal to set up sports academies in our constituencies, it will basically promote, enhance, professionalize and nurture talent at an early age for our youth, because we have a big problem of unemployment. Sports is one of the areas where talent can be nurtured, yet our youth and sports women and men cannot make money and get resources to build themselves. I remember, when we were in primary and high schools, schools like St. Patrick's High School, Iten, used to have a particular teacher who was in charge of sports. For instance, for St. Patrick High School, Iten, we had Brother Colm, who used to go around during the second term when they had athletics across the country. He would spot talent and pick boys who were doing well and they would be admitted to St. Patrick High School, Iten and pursue the line. This was the same also with other schools. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we need to go back to that, spot talent early. We can take these youths to a sports academy so that we can have Kenyans playing professionally, both internationally and locally. We have the likes of Yego who was playing javelin. It is because we do not have sports academies. We are losing a lot of talent because we do not have a programme on how to spot and nurture a talent, so that it can progress. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill. I would like to urge our governors, that, since sports is devolved, to partner with the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports and set up sports academies across the country. They have the resources. 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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