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    "id": 645188,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Ntutu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2535,
        "legal_name": "Patrick Keturet Ole Ntutu",
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    "content": "All of us are proud of them when we see them out there raising our flag. We do not want them to be ruined simply because of cheating. This Bill has established the Anti-Doping Agency which has its own functions. One of the functions is to promote participation in sports which is free from doping in order to protect the health and wellbeing of competitors and the rights of all persons who take part in sports. This is very important. The other issue is creating awareness in order to discourage the practise of doping among the public and, in particular, the sporting community. We have heard from our own athletes who are Hon. Members. Sometimes they do not know these substances. They have said that their coaches, most of whom come from outside this country, tell them they can use the substances without being detected. This will go a long way in helping our athletes, so that they do not use those substances because they are going to affect their bodies. The penalties in this Bill are very lenient. At the Committee of the whole House, we will come up with amendments to increase the penalties. These athletes can afford fines like Kshs200,000 or Kshs300,000. I hope the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare will look at that, so that we can increase the fines. That is the only way we can deter the athletes from using these bad substances. With those few remarks, I support."
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