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"content": "For all the good reasons, as he says. I know this because I come from the former Western Province and they are our in-laws. This substance is used by general people. If it is able to boost performance it should not be said that it interferes with the athletes from there. Those married to Luhya men who take mkombero should be more concerned about Kenyans being put through the anti-doping processes and their medals being taken away from them. I am more concerned about the traditional things, which should be looked into carefully. I am sure this will affect so many Africans. I am sure that every country has some traditional herbs. Our brothers and sisters from the pastoralist region of Maasai hawk a lot of traditional herbs, which help them in their daily lives, including strengthening their bones and appetite. The proposed New Section 41 B provides that each sports federation shall have rules and regulations. It also states that paramedic personnel should agree and be bound by the anti-doping rules. I would insist that these rules must be clear. We need public participation because Kenya is a country of athletics. Anybody from any part of this country can compete in sports without necessarily having a manager, elite or professional. If people do not know the rules, regulations and code of conduct, why should they be penalised and told that they disobeyed them? This Bill should not be rushed in Parliament without explaining to wananchi what it is all about. I do not know who was sleeping on the job that led to rushing of the Bill. Clause 14(6) talks of an athlete or his support personnel who violates any of the anti-doping regulations and they go ahead to state the whereabouts or failures. What whereabouts are they talking about? That statement is vague. Everything should be made clear because this is a legal document. It should state the means. We should not leave things to chance that some malicious person can decide to look for the whereabouts, failures and penalize us for it."
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