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    "content": "I had occasion to interact with Lorna Kiplagat, an eminent Kenyan athlete. I really want to congratulate this particular lady because despite the fact that she moved to Holland and became Dutch and has run for Holland, she has continued to make heavy investment in her home town of Iten. It is really interesting to hear the story of how Lorna ended up becoming Dutch and running for Holland. It is a story that epitomizes our inability as a country to take good care of our athletes, including those who have retired. I have heard the case of Nyandika Mayoro. It is really sad what has happened to him. Within the Ministry, we are taking measures that can respond to challenges like the one that Nyandika has faced. Mr. Joe Kadenge and I had a fantastic interaction with him this afternoon in my office before I came to the House. All these athletes who have represented this country and all the soccer players who have donned the national colours, deserve to be taken care of. Therefore, this Bill will certainly give us a platform to do more. Even the question of honouring our athletes, we are also proposing that there should be a national scheme where we can honour our athletes and not just in terms of cash rewards. If you go to the UK and today Knighthood is more often than not given to athletes than any other segment of the populace. We must also walk that path. Let our athletes be assured that when other national heroes are honoured, they should also expect to be honoured. I do hope that this is a scheme that can take off. It is a matter that we will be bringing to the attention of His Excellency the President. I hope that he will have the opportunity to do something about it before he leaves office. I hope that he will also have the opportunity to honour members of the Tenth Parliament because this is a House that has honestly raised the bar in legislation."
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