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    "content": "story behind Kenya is through doping, which is not true. But since it has been done elsewhere, we have to pass this Bill as soon as possible. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, history repeats itself. In l945, Mr. Lee Evans was the best in 400 meters, but Hitler could not allow that to happen. When he realized that it was a black American, he refused to hand over the medal. It has been a tradition for the Europeans to think that they are the only ones who can win in some fields, but Kenya has proved them wrong even in rugby. I stand here to congratulate the team, having been a rugby player at one time. In fact, we should have declared a national holiday to celebrate the victory of the Kenya Rugby Sevens. The Kenya Rugby Sevens victory and other victories of the kind had never happened since Independence. The reasons they are happening now is because the running of those bodies seems to have improved. We are trying to improve things further by passing the anti-doping regulations. Some agencies and agents are like people who participate in examination irregularities, not knowing that the results might affect them. This should be stopped because some of the athletes are innocent and may not know what is happening. However, the agents know that when these athletes win, they will get a certain percentage of the loot and that is where they get most of their riches from. It is important that we discourage this and this Bill is a step in the right direction and should be supported. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is also important to discuss more about the organisation of the boards. As Sen. Billow said, athletes do not come from only Elgeyo- Marakwet and Uasin Gishu; they could also be from Kisii. Nyantika Maiyoro at one time ran bare footed and won a gold medal, but the Kisii community was not encouraged to continue doing the same. We have other communities that can do well in athletics, but members of the boards that manage athletics, the organizers and members of the Kenya Amateur Athletics Association (KAAA) all come from one region. Since they know that athletics is a lucrative business, and they have been involved in the sport for a long time, they will bar any other person. This Bill should come up with the membership of the board. I hope that it will not consist of members from one family, community or region. If that happens, we will have a disaster in sports. We have people whose talent can be developed in other fields apart from athletics. This happened in the case of Julius Yego, who is good at javelin. People from the Maasai community can also do the same. We should support other sporting activities that the people from coast can participate in, for example, yachting and swimming. Let us encourage every community to do their best. I support."
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