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    "content": "it is not enough. But I believe that the Ministry can do better by allocating more funds. They should ensure that these grounds are well done, so that youth can use them for sports activities, generate some income which will partly go towards their upkeeping and also ensure that the grounds look good. This will also be suitable for any sports activities that are bound to take place. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also note with a lot of concern that there are some sports activities which appear to be taken to be in the periphery. We have one gentleman who has been a weightlifter; you have seen him performing on various occasions, and even vehicles have run over his chest. It appears that as much as he is doing something that is really attractive, he is only surviving. This is a sport that can be nurtured. We wonder whether there is a way in which the Government can also look into such areas, so that we see such talent being nurtured even for the benefit of other youth who may be as strong as he is. He cannot be the only one in Kenya; I believe there are others who can perform as well as he is doing; we should also ensure that it is a talent that can be used by others to earn a living. Last but not least, let us know that these youths when they perform outside this country, they earn a lot of money. Let it be clear how the Government wants to make them have savings for their future. While the Government ensures that it creates a fund that can sustain them, there should also be a way in which the Ministry can ensure that whatever they are earning is also put into good use. We saw what happened to Samuel Wanjiru the other day. It even cost him his life. We would want to see a situation where the Ministry ensures that when such youths earn huge sums of money they are able to remain sober. It should ensure that they lead safe lives. With those few remarks, I support."
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