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    "content": "Athletes do not know what substances they are using, but when they have flu, they quickly talk about it. We did not have it those days. As we address this Bill, I have questions why some of these hurdles are introduced along the way. For example, who brought this substance to Kenya and how did our athletes know about it? Foreigners must have interfered with our people. There are so many athletes camping in Iten, Kapsabet, Kapenguria, Nyandarua, Laikipia and many other places in Kenya. We need to know the people who come in the name of training our athletes, what they are introducing and the habits they are bringing as they come to run. When you drive down the beautiful escarpments of Iten, you will see foreigners running very early in the morning and late in the evening. Are they the ones who are introducing our athletes to substances? Have bodies like the Kenya Amateur Athletics Association (KAAA) and the Kenya Football Association never come across this, to the extent that we are now creating a new body? As we support this Bill, we need to ask ourselves hard questions. Why should we locate the headquarters of this proposed body in Nairobi? It should be in Nakuru or Eldoret because this is where our strongest resource is. We should have it there so that we can also address upcoming athletes. Eventually, when this Bill is passed, every county should have an office of the anti-doping body. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Bill talks about the qualifications required and the minimum period that the executive officer and chairperson can serve. However, there are varied views on the terms. Some say it should be five years for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and seven years for the chairperson. Some say a medical doctor should chair the therapeutic committee. We should harmonize it because parastatals have specific terms. Why should there be a variation?"
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