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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "they are chased away. But during the rainy season, they are back. When there is a dry spell, they are chased away by animals. It becomes a big problem and people cannot develop their farms properly. In sports, there is a lot of talent. We have many talented young Kenyans who can perform in each and every field. We have seen the young Kenyan – Julius Yego - who is nicknamed “The YouTube Athlete”. He became who he is by using social media and watching others practicing. We should establish academies and centres of excellence where, if one is not able to excel and become a professor and is good at running, he or she can be encouraged. Even the athletes who brought fame to this country in Beijing, if you go deeply and follow how they have become who they are, most of them are self-made. They have not been assisted in any way. They are talented naturally and they have made themselves. But if they had some input from the Government through a budget, they can perform even further. Football in Kenya is almost dead because of squabbles and corruption. The people who are there are just interested in eating whatever is there. We need a kitty to promote sports among our youth. It should go to the grassroots. In the villages, there are good footballers, runners, boxers and netballers. If that talent is not discovered early, nurtured and coached, it is lost. There are many people who are taking drugs and alcohol because they have not had anybody to mentor them and push them to the next level to achieve their talents. Therefore, I support that sports be given a big priority just like the campaign against alcoholism and drug abuse, which had almost crippled our youth, the older generation and some villages until the other day when the President intervened and there was a big campaign to fight drugs. Unfortunately, we have not eradicated them. I strongly believe that if we eradicate drugs and other substances that affect our lives and normal living, we can nurture a young generation of workers and talented Kenyans who will be able to run this country. They will be of benefit to this country in the years to come. I seriously support these amendments. They will go a long way in putting our Constitution in order and benefitting from our human resource and other resources that are God-given. The Government should come up strongly and stop offering lip service. Let us be practical. If it is the Ministry of Sports, it should do its work. If it is the Ministry of Agriculture, it should take its work seriously. That will make us grow this great nation of ours. I support. Thank you."
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