{"id":586901,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/586901/?format=json","text_counter":308,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Karaba","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":232,"legal_name":"Daniel Dickson Karaba","slug":"daniel-karaba"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, In 1969, I was a provincial champion in 800 metres. I know how it feels to win for a province and a country. I have benefited a lot from sports. When I was the headmaster of Kianyaga High School, I trained a boy called ‘Barcelona’, a name he got from Spain when he emerged first in World Junior Championships. When I went to the Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC), one of the commissioners asked me who ‘Barcelona’ was and I said he was one of my students that I trained from school. So, they were impressed and they promoted me to the next job group. So, that is what it means to be a sportsman. If there is anything which we need not to think about is destroying sports. This is a God- given talent, that develops in people unknowingly and they run and win gold, silver and bronze medals. When they compete and win, they do it on behalf of Kenya. I was trying to find out from Sen. Melly what the gold medal means. Whether it is just a plate, money, or it can be converted 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."}