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    "id": 646983,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndiema",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Henry Tiole Ndiema",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is an important Bill. It is no doubt that sports have enhanced the reputation of our country. It has made us proud. It is also a source of employment and wealth creation for our youth. There is a perception that Kenya is benefiting out of doping. We are aware of some athletes who have done well in the international sports including Olympics, but they were later denied medals because the winners were later discovered to have engaged in doping. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, under the definition Clause, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Convention against Doping in Sports is a Convention that Kenya is a signatory to. Therefore, when Kenya is pushed to enact legislation, it is an imposition because we are a signatory to an international law. Under our Constitution, we conform to the international laws. It was not necessary to push us to enact a law. Nevertheless, we shall enact it so that we are facilitated to participate in international sporting. Our sovereignty as a nation and the dignity of our athletes must be protected. Once we enact the law, we may be signing away certain rights which are, otherwise, protected by our Constitution. The athletes may be subjected to inhumane and undignified treatment by being ambushed and their privacy interfered with. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Bill provides that it is only the laboratory accredited by World Anti-Doping Agency that will carry out doping investigations. We have laboratories in this country and if they are not there, we shall establish them. I suggest that we amend this Bill so that the World Anti-Doping Agency can only accredit on consultation with the local agencies. On the qualifications for one to become a member of the board, the management of athletics has been by the former athletes who only have secondary school qualifications. One Isaiah Kiplagat and Kipchoge Keino have done a good job. Why are we disqualifying such similar athletes from participating? At the end of the day, self regulation is the most effective way. We are creating an agency to regulate a sector but we are not giving the sector the powers to self regulate. We should have an amendment that provides that the former sportsmen are included."
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