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    "id": 808934,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Dennitah Ghati",
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        "legal_name": "Dennitah Ghati",
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    "content": "I want to urge the Members to support this because I want to bring an amendment on the issue of having designated areas in the stadia for youths with disabilities. I want to urge this House that as we move forward to establish these stadia and sports academies in our constituencies, we should also note that we have youths living with disabilities that are talented in sports in almost every constituency. Therefore, while we plan in the various constituencies, we should allocate money to make the stadia accessible to youths living with disabilities who want to participate in sports. That is why I support this Motion. Hon. Peter Masara spoke very passionately about young people in his constituency of Suna West. I come from his County of Migori, Kuria East Constituency. The challenges which Suna West and East constituencies face are about young people being engaged in activities like cattle rustling as the Member for Suna West has said. If we start with border constituencies and counties, this will come in handy in ensuring that the evils and ills affecting young people are well taken care of. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) carry along everybody including people with disabilities. I will keenly watch and monitor the constituencies to see if they will designate areas for young people living with disabilities who want to participate in sports. That is why this is a very key Motion. I support the establishment of sports academies in the various constituencies because they will start from the ground. Therefore, it will be easier for the young people living in those constituencies to participate in sports. We know very well that sports go a long way in ensuring that our young people are healthy and the socio-economic empowerment of our people is all round. We have seen many people all the time wanting to participate in sports. For example, look at the World Cup, our young people are betting and supporting international clubs instead of our own because we do not have academies to nurture talent. This is a problem and we need to put a lot of focus into nurturing the talents of the young people including youths with disabilities. They also have to participate in sports. With those few remarks, allow me to support the Motion."
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