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    "id": 64198,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/64198/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Kamar",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 33,
        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
        "slug": "margaret-kamar"
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    "content": " Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also thank the Minister for donating the two minutes. I would like to support this Motion whose time was yesterday. This is because these athletes have done us proud, but we have not recognized them. These people have worked for the nation without a penny being given to them from the nation. Whatever they have done through their own talent is more than what some of us who earn salaries have done. For lack of earning anything from the country, we need to start recognizing them in a different way. I come from Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. The legendary Kipchoge Keino comes from my county. It is amazing that he was recognized in the UK by a university which built a stadium in his name before we recognized him here in Kenya. We are, however, grateful to the President because the pledge of Kshs100 million he made is now trickling towards the improvement of the Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret. We also feel that there is need to start recognizing the sportsmen of the day. We may need to broaden this Motion a little bit. When you talk of taking care of people in retirement, it means that there is need to have something that has to do with the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA). For that reason, therefore, I do not think it will be difficult for our sportsmen to agree to contribute to this Fund. My suggestion would be that in this context, we should allow them to contribute towards their retirement and the Government also to contribute towards their retirement. When they are active, they are actually serving this country by donating their time and talent. We could have a system that will allow them to have a retirement package that is negotiated and agreed between them and the Government so that they contribute partly and the Government also contributes, over and above the resources in the Fund that will be established. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, those of us who have had sportsmen in their constituencies have been sponsoring the sportsmen to go out. Out of our donations, we have been able to send over 100 sportsmen to go out there to compete. There is need for this fund to be spread and cover scholarship and training. When these athletes are invited for sports outside this country, they should be sponsored by the Government."
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