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    "id": 646850,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you and I beg to second this very important Bill. It is unfortunate that our country procrastinated on this matter for so long. It was because of the goings on in Athletics Kenya (AK) and the corruption that surrounded the conduct of some of their members, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). They were unable to bring this Bill at the right time to the extent that we nearly lost our slot to Rio de Janeiro for the next Olympics. That the Bill has come is a matter that we all support and I want to make a few comments. I hold my brother the Senate Majority Leader to his promise that any concerns that we raise that will require amendment – the time prohibition notwithstanding – will be dealt with later. This Bill sets up an anti-doping agency as required under an arranged structure that has to deal with mushrooming cases of doping the world over. One can remember the case of Ben Johnson, the man who was running like a bullet in one of the Olympics – I think it was either in Japan or China – winning four gold medals in three days, only to turn out to have been using banned substances to give him a competitive advantage against his colleagues. We have heard many cases of use of banned substances, particularly in the former East Germany, Russia, United States of America (USA) and, of late, it is creeping into Africa. I have no doubt that athletes in this country are born good runners.They run very well and they are world beaters just like Ethiopians and, once in a while, athletes from isolated countries like Uganda, Namibia and so on. This Bill is so important because our well-meaning innocent young runners have of late become victims of marauding promoters of sports who capture them and use them The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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