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    "content": "as tools of earning a living, hawking them from one athletics event to another and making sure that they win so that they make their money. When they tire out, they then introduce them to substances. Such a case is that of a very promising young girl called Ms. Rita Jeptoo. I hope that after her ban, she will still have the energy and the will to run. Let me point our just a few things. I hope that now that the Bill has not been committed to the Committee, the King of Meru County will give the Mover of the Bill an opportunity to listen to our views, so that where we need to muster an amendment later, he can follow. The Bill, in Clause 10, establishes a board. I want the Mover to take note of Clause 10(d) when he comes to look at the possible amendments, to remove the CEO from being a member of the board because he serves the board. You will see in another clause later that he will be hired by the board to serve the board. Therefore, he cannot be a member of the board. So, it is not right to include him in Clause 10 as one of the members of the board. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, where I have a serious issue is Clause 10(e), which says: “Not more than five other persons appointed by virtue of their knowledge and experience in sports appointed by the Cabinet Secretary (CS).” When you move on to Clause 10(2), “A person shall be qualified to be appointed as a member of the Board---” This again covers 10(e). Those exclusions are unacceptable. “---holds a degree from a university recognised in Kenya, has at least 10 years’ experience in matters relating to anti-doping in sports or administration, satisfied the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution and so on”. My humble opinion is that I would want to see some of the most talented and celebrated athletes who may not have degrees, but who have distinguished themselves in a manner that nobody can dispute, to sit on this board. How many athletes have degrees? They are very few. Even the great people like Sebastian Coe and others have no degrees, but they have distinguished themselves as custodians of the interest of athletes."
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