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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murgor",
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        "legal_name": "James Kipkosgei Murgor",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to add my voice on the Anti-Doping Bill. This Bill is long overdue. First and foremost, it will allow our athletes to participate in the coming Olympics and other international leagues. The Bill will protect sports particularly in Keiyo North, the home of athletes. It is unethical to use enhancing substances to perform because sport in itself will lose meaning. There will be no purpose of sports where one uses enhancing substances to win. This Bill will protect the health of our sportsmen. I will touch on some of the substances used like steroids. Prolonged and excessive use of steroids causes a number of health issues. Initially, they may have retention of fluid which subsequently progresses and they may develop hypertension. When you develop hypertension, there are consequences like strokes and kidney failures. People may not know that you can develop diabetes from prolonged use of steroids. Other things like adrenaline suppression come in which causes athletes to collapse while running. When there is stress, pressure goes down and one collapses. Other substances like erythropoietin, hormones and androgens have also been talked about. Doping comes in many ways and an athlete can be doped unknowingly. Some time ago, I saw a young lady on television crying a lot and you could see that she was not aware she had used banned substances. In such cases, it is probable that she was unknowingly doped. I am happy that this Bill has brought in coaches, managers and agents because they are beneficiaries when an individual wins. Athletes are human beings who also get sick and suffer from conditions that require usage of some drugs. As clinicians, we normally ask athletes if they are going to participate in a race any sooner. They could say that they are participating in a month or two months’ time and we always inform them we are prescribing a certain drug that is banned. I am happy that is well The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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