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    "content": "medalist boxer from the entire Africa came from Busia. We were also reminded that there is an international referee from Kuria. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, sports is very important and I want to take this opportunity to say that in as much as our success in sports will depend on identifying the talents in our youths at a very early age, there is no use knowing at my age I can run because I do not have the energy now. When somebody is young, he can be molded to ensure that that potential is there and is realized. You cannot do that unless you involve the county governments. That is why I want to take this opportunity to say that in as much as the functions of sports and sports education is a national function, I would like to appeal to the national Government to make an extra special effort to support the counties so that each county has a sports academy. This academy will not only be for athletics but for games such as swimming, javelin, tennis, basketball and so on. Those academies should not just be confined to some areas which are well-established. The national Government should ensure that sports academies are set throughout all the counties in Kenya. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kenyans crave for education and a lot of money is going into it. We have seen a proliferation of universities in this country. I was somewhere in River Road and I saw a university and school of law. I wondered whether a school of law is in that side. It is all because of the craving for education. This craving for education through formal, parallel programmes, evening studies and so on is going on all the time. As much as we laud the spirit of Kenyans to have that education, the fact of the matter is that unemployment even amongst graduates is very high. If the same vigour can also be given to the establishment of sports academies, most likely the people who will go in those academies will find employment very easily which will make them overnight millionaires for the benefit of the people of those areas. Therefore, the amendment to the Sports Act is to ensure that the county governments have a definite role. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under Section 4 of the Act, we are now saying that whereas before at page 108 the functions of Sports Kenya was to promote, coordinate and implement programmes, we are saying, in the opening paragraph of Section 4, that the functions of Sports Kenya shall be to; in liaison with the national and county governments, to promote and implement sports policies, programmes and so on. We are also adding another paragraph, paragraph (bb) that the functions of Sports Kenya will be to manage and maintain sports facilities in counties whenever requested to do so by the concerned county governments. This is because the Act gives the Sports Kenya the function of putting up stadia all over the country. In fact, it is provided that they can put up on their own or in co-operation with others. We are here saying that the Sports Kenya, apart from the national stadia that are there, should now focus on ensuring that each county has stadia with all the facilities almost equal to the national stadia because we are promoting athletics and sports in this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Board as currently constituted did not take into account that the county governments should also be involved. So, we are adding in Section 6 of the Sports Act that three persons nominated by the Council of Governors should sit on that Board. To cut the long story short, we have put the words “in liaison The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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