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    "id": 646898,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is with great joy and a lot of satisfaction that I rise to support this Bill. For every medal that we win in the world championships or Olympics, at least 80 per cent of the athletes are from Elgeyo- Marakwet County. For many years, Elgeyo-Marakwet County has retained the record for the 3,000 steeple chase from the days of Mr. Moses Kiptanui to Mr. Ezekiel Kemboi who incidentally is my neighbour back home in Marakwet. Most of the marathon runners come from Elgeyo-Marakwet County or train there. These include Mr. Mo Farah, Ms. Paula Radcliffe and other global athletes. Iten is known as the home of champions as well as an international training centre with their coach being our former teacher, Brother Colm O’Connell, who has trained so many athletes including the latest, Mr. David Rudisha who is one of the students of the renowned Irish who should be a Kenyan by now and lives in Iten. Brother Colm has lived in Kenya for over 30 years. I had a discussion with him recently concerning the current events in so far as sports are concerned. Doping was a problem that was removed from us because it was alien. Doping is something that happened out there in the United States of America (USA) and other countries. However, it is now next door. It is now in Iten, Eldoret and many other parts of this country where our athletes are being lured by unscrupulous business people who do illicit business and want to make money from the brand that sports is in this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this country has raw talent. With the little investment that we have put in sports, we have produced the best athletes for many years. Those who have come to ruin this sector are not Kenyans; most of them are foreigners who collude 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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