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    "id": 645193,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Angwenyi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jimmy Nuru Ondieki Angwenyi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute to this important Bill. I want to thank Hon. Duale for bringing this Bill for discussion. This Bill is long overdue. It has come at the right moment when this country has declared war against illegal drugs and drinks, so that we can fight even those substances that affect our athletes. Our athletes have put this nation high on the world map. Nobody in the world does not know Kenya simply because she produces the best athletes. Recently, while our President was visiting Europe, during one of the races, the hosts thought that the President was also a runner. They wanted him to run, but he was not able to remove his suit and put on a sporting wear. The athletes have put our country on the world map. We have had athletes for the last 50 years. When I was a young boy, I remember reading about Nyandika Maiyoro who ran in Melbourne in 1952 and won. He was running bare feet while all the other athletes had shoes. He beat all the participants. That is the first time Kenya was put on the world map as an athletic country. You remember Kipchoge Keino, Julius Sang and Rudisha. Some of these athletes make us proud to be Kenyans. Like my colleagues have said, they have tried to unite this country. I am proud of Rudisha and Korir although they do not come from my tribe. Unlike us, politicians, who keep on dividing this country, athletes unite this country. If we pass this Bill and enforce its provisions, countries that may be envious of our performance will not find a way of questioning our performance. Since most of these coaches come from abroad, they can be used to destroy our athletes by doping them. That will destroy them or make them outlawed when they compete. If they are not outlawed, doping can destroy their health. It causes high blood pressure, kidney failure and all sorts of illnesses that our people should not suffer from."
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