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    "id": 22122,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 195,
        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
        "slug": "raila-odinga"
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have started the process of honoring these athletes. As we honor our athletes, let us also look at our football. We also need to give credit where it is due. Kenya beat Guinnea Bissau on Saturday at the Nyayo Stadium. We must also congratulate our football team for a job well done. The President has today offered that if the Kenyan team goes and beats Uganda in Kampala on 8th October, 2011, the Government will give them a big reward. I have talked about a cash reward. I want our hon. Members to do what the Ugandan Members of Parliament did last time. When Uganda came to play against Kenya here, half of their Parliament was here in Nairobi to cheer their national team. Let the Kenyan Members of Parliament go to Kampala on 8th October to cheer the Kenyan team when they will be playing against Uganda. We need to improve sports. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is already in the process of expanding the facilities and also scouting talent at the grassroots level. We are, for example, introducing Under 14 Soccer Tournament, Under 17 Soccer Tournament and Under 20 Soccer Tournament. We hope Kenya will be able to participate in the African football tournament next year. We hope that our Olympic teams next year will do a much better job in London. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I conclude by saying that sports is crucial for the development of this nation. The Government will continue to invest more in the improvement of sports facilities in the country to ensure that all the 47 counties have quality sports facilities. We want to ensure that Kenyans, irrespective of the part of the country where they are born, have equal opportunity to improve themselves in sports. With those few remarks I beg to support."
}