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    "id": 646895,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Machage",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 179,
        "legal_name": "Wilfred Gisuka Machage",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, doping is an issue that is recent and not indigenous to Kenya or African countries. I wish the Anti-doping Bill had been expanded to also include other groups of people like public servants and Members of Parliament (MPs) who misuse drugs for one reason or another. Unfortunately, the focus is only on athletes or sports. As the Senate, we have not had time to study and execute this Bill. However, I hope that it will not be an issue similar to what I saw when we had a referendum on the Constitution where it was said: “If our leader has read the Draft Constitution, we do not need to read it, it is good.” I hope that His Excellency the President has read this Bill or his readers have done it for him. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are convinced to pass this Bill because of two reasons. First is the urgency under which this Bill has been brought to this House; in view of the international requirements for our athletes. Secondly is because we have the mandate as a Parliament to amend it when the time comes. It is important for us to protect our athletes especially because of the upcoming Olympics in Rio De Janeiro. Therefore, we have no option but to pass this Bill despite the few shortfalls that there may be in its write-up. This opportunity gives me a chance to congratulate all our athletes and especially our rugby team which did so well and made us proud. Although we expected the President to receive them as he had promised, only for him to send his Cabinet Secretary. It could be because he had a Cabinet retreat. I hope that he did not ignore the team. We know that there is a lot of talent hidden out there that can be harvested with the success of this team because they will have very many sponsors. Therefore, they will be able to identify many hidden talents as a result of their success. 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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