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    "id": 233487,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/233487/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kamanda",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 221,
        "legal_name": "Maina Kamanda",
        "slug": "maina-kamanda"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) It is true that there have been two premier leagues organized in the country. One was being organized by a private company called the Kenyan Premier League (KPL), and the other by the Kenya Football Federation Premier League (KFF). In 2003, some KFF Premier League clubs rebelled against the KFF and started their own November 22, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3863 league under the title of Inter-Clubs Consultative Group (ICCG). This group later registered a company called the KPL to run their league parallel to the one organized by the KFF. The chairman of this group was Mr. Bob Munro, who is also the Chairman of Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA). The group thus created more confusion in Kenyan football by creating division, with some clubs expressing loyalty to the KPL and others to the KFF. This confusion and poor management of football continued and forced the world body, FIFA, to suspend Kenya from international competition. However, realising this mistake, the Registrar of Companies has de- registered the Kenya Premier League Limited by the resolution of the company's director and changed the company's name to Nairobi Football Group Limited. (b) In order to streamline the management of football, I have recently dissolved the entire Kenya Football Federation, including the branch and sub-branches, to restore order in management of football in Kenya. In its place, I have appointed a caretaker committee to oversee all football affairs in this country. The committee will hand over to the elected officials once relevant structures have been established to ensure proper management of football in Kenya. I have further recently constituted Harambee Stars management board, which will raise funds for a national soccer team and ensure that the team has an effective technical bench."
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