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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Prof.) Nyikal",
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "from a university recognised in Kenya? That is excessive to me. There may be people without degrees, but with experience in the field of sports and therefore, their contribution will be missed if we insist on that. Again, it is not clear who are the five people to be appointed by the Cabinet Secretary (CS). Who are they? We cannot just leave it to the CS to decide without some form of direction. Clause 26 of the Bill lists prohibited activities under this Act which include presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete’s sample. As much as we are discouraging cheating, we may go to an extent that some people can be wrongly accused. Unlawful administration or unlawful attempted administration of any prohibited substance to an athlete in a competition is important. We have to indicate how we can relate this to the treatment used. An athlete might be sick, treated and go into competition. We have to clear that they are not suffering from what was appropriately prescribed. I support this Bill because under the financial provisions, I have noted that Parliament is to appropriate money. This body is so important that we cannot just leave it to donors and well- wishers because they will start controlling it. It is important to have a dispute resolution mechanism and tribunal. In the area of sports, there are a lot of disputes regarding testing, when one is tested and how the test is conducted to the extent we start doubting one’s gender. It is important to have that in place. With those remarks, I support the Bill."
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