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    "content": "with the agents who are also foreigners. There are also other agents in the country who are aiding and abetting this kind of crime. Therefore, this Bill is very important. For a long time, there have been discussions that there is a lot of doping going on and this is threatening our sector. There are people who wanted all of us to bury our heads in the sand but it is important that when you want to solve a problem, you first recognize it. It all starts with our values. For many years, people like Mr. Kipchoge Keino, Mr. Moses Kiptanui, Mr. Moses Tanui, Ms. Catherine Ndereba and Mr. John Ngugi lifted the flag of this country without using any banned substance. Some of them even ran barefooted. For instance, I remember the late Mr. Richard Chelimo, who was from Elgeyo-Marakwet, one time somebody stepped on his shoe but he ran barefooted with one shoe for 10,000 meters and he emerged third position. We have good and raw talent in this county but it is being threatened by the doping phenomenon. I, therefore, appreciate the effort that has been put in place by the Ministry in working together with the stakeholders to come up with this Bill which is very important. The main function of this Bill is the creation of the Anti-Doping Agency. One of the greatest benefits of this Bill is the fact that it promotes the participation of sports, free form doping, and creates awareness on matters of doping. I am attracted to the provisions of Section 7(c) which is to develop a national strategy to address doping in sports in collaboration with the Ministry. The Constitution puts on the national Government the responsibility to promote sports while county governments do the actual sports development. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have a responsibility to ensure that we have a strategy that provides a clear framework for dealing with doping and create awareness as provided for here. We lack values. The greatest challenge is convolution of our values. People are being told that they can win using the wrong strategies. We must address this. Yesterday, we received news that our under-20 football team has been banned from participating in the African Competition on an account of cheating on age. We have players who are 25 years old being passed off as 20 year olds. The same situation applies to doping. Therefore, we need to have an institution that will reinstate our values and ensure that schools have incorporated matters that relate to clean sports in their curriculum. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, another thing is the implementation of the world anti- doping code and association of international standards and gazettement of those standards every year. This will ensure that everybody is aware of what substance can be used and the ones which are banned. Unfortunately, most of our athletes identify their talent at a very young age. In my neighbourhood, we have a girl who participated in athletics the other day; she was in Class 7 or 8. She won a junior championship. Owing to that young age, they begin to earn money and, therefore, most of them do not take their education seriously. Most of them may not even complete Form Four or if they do, may not get good grades. So, because of lack of proper education, most of these characters prey on them. They deceive them that the substance is an ointment for treating injuries, as a massage and is good for relaxation. Some of the substances are used without the knowledge of the 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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