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    "id": 818036,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/818036/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rabai, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. William Mwamkale",
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        "legal_name": "William Kamoti Mwamkale",
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    "content": "It is high time our country embraced all the disciplines and makes sure that youngsters from all the regions are given an avenue of exploiting their talents. I commend the rugby union for taking rugby to where it is now. It is an old sport but in recent years, we have started seeing our Kenyan rugby being played in the international arena. I thank the management of rugby union for that progress. I commend the Safari Sevens. They have put our country on the sports map of the world. They have brought glory to our country. It is high time we created avenues for the youth. I am saying this because rugby is nowadays played in schools across the country. Children play rugby but immediately thereafter, they find that the road is closed and they either go to football or athletics. I support the idea of establishing high performance centres across the country so that our sportsmen can know that there is a place they can go and practice. We should have centres where they can go to nurture their talents. It is high time we encouraged sports. We know that it is a very lucrative discipline. People are earning billions of shillings in this world in sports. What we do in Kenya is wait for individuals to find their way out. People train in the Rift Valley and find their way to Europe. It is high time the Government embraced sporting seriously and makes sure that we have an avenue for our children to pursue their talents. As it has been said, I believe this will not end as a Motion but it will be followed up with a relevant Bill to make sure that it is enforced. With those remarks, I support. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}