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    "id": 189910,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/189910/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang'-Nyong'o",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Medical Services",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
        "slug": "peter-nyongo"
    },
    "content": " Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the Ministry of Youth and Sports, which is an extremely important Ministry. I listened to Eng. Gumbo talk about the fate of our sportsmen and athletes and it was a very moving contribution. Indeed, some of the most interesting information that we have by this Ministry in this debate is the table that shows financial commitment for on-lending to the youth. Here we have a group of 28 companies and organisations which have committed a total of Kshs715,800,000 towards supporting our youth; this is a figure not too far from Kshs1 billion. Supposing some time ago in 1968 when Mr. Naftali set that record in Mexico we had set up a National Youth Foundation to which monies like these were contributed, and a board was established of distinguished men and women; Kenyans who are entrepreneurs could run such a foundation; a foundation that could be of international repute and to which resources could be mobilised internationally, we could have had a source of funds and a foundation with a policy to support our youth in developing their sporting prowess. We could also have been encouraging and guiding them to invest the income they earn from sporting activities, so that we avoid such unfortunate incidents like---"
}