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    "content": "they have seen what our international players in Europe are bringing back home. Soccer is also in our blood. Sports are very important. I am glad that the forum for the national Government and County Government cooperating to promote sports and put up stadiums is there. I want to reiterate my appeal that the national Government, as much as it focuses on putting up polytechnics throughout counties to make our youth self employed, should also put up sports academies throughout counties. Through the sports academies, our youth will also get jobs. I thank you all for developing great interest in this Bill. I hope you will walk along with me as we bring more changes to the Statutes Law Miscellaneous (Amendment) Bill. An issue was raised about the Committee which you, Madam Temporary Speaker and Sen. G.G. Kariuki, attended this morning on NACADA. You were wondering how it can be strengthened. As I said from the very beginning, these amendments are trying to make us compliant with our Constitution. We expect various Committees to come up with proper amendments to strengthen the provisions of those Bills. The amendments that will come up to strengthen the provisions of those Bills are not very many. They can be accommodated in the next Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. If they are very many, we can have a proper amendment Bill on that Act which the Committee has focused its mind. I encourage Committees to go down to work. In this Senate, we should debate more Bills more than Motions. A Bill becomes a Bill of Parliament and can be enforced. With regard to a Motion, you can come up with a Committee to follow it up but how far would you go? As far as I know, when I was in Government, Motions were termed as recommendations and we did not bother about them much. They just died a natural death. We should focus on legislation being enacted in this House. It is legislation that will force the national Government and county governments to implement matters in obedience to the law."
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