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    "id": 646928,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/646928/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Billow",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Billow Adan Kerrow",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agree with the Senator for Makueni who is also known as “Junior”. He has said that this Bill is about domesticating international law or convention. In the preamble, it says that this is an Act of Parliament to provide for the implementation of the UNESCO Convention. So, we are domesticating an international protocol to regulate sporting activities. Therefore, we must be prepared for the consequences because when you talk of the international community, it is like referring to the western nations. By any stretch of the imagination, we should never think for one moment that we are part of the international community. These words, quite often, refer to the western nations. They set standards by which they judge you and determine who is to be punished and who is to be tested for doping. Two days ago, after this Bill was passed in the National Assembly, the head of the anti-doping agency in New Zealand said; “It is not enough and Kenya must follow up this law with action. Otherwise, it is just another piece of paper.” In other words, they do not even believe that it will make any difference after we pass this Bill. He said that 40 Kenyans have failed doping tests since 2012 and that it is “common place in Kenya.” They hold the perception that we win athletics, rugby and all other sports because we use drugs. That is why when we won in the Olympics last year, the media, particularly in the United States of America (USA) was completely silent on our victory. In fact, we got absolutely no coverage. The Washington Post and The New York Times mentioned how their countries perform well towards the last paragraphs. At the bottom, they said that---"
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