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    "id": 818153,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwea, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Josphat Kabinga",
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        "legal_name": "Josphat Kabinga Wachira",
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    "content": "untapped opportunity in this country that would not only help our youth but also earn revenue in terms of exporting our sports talents out there. It came to our notice while we were doing business in our constituencies that we have a number of our youths who are talented in different fields but they are not able to execute those talents because of lack of opportunities. In my own constituency of Mwea, while seated in my office, I receive not less than three talents each day, ranging from athletics to football and other sports, including canoe rowing in our famous River Tana. The resources that we have been given through the NG-CDF are not enough to support those talents to the extent we would want. So, as we support this Motion, it would be good for the sports committee to see if they can push for a special fund for each constituency to be able to support the talents that we notice in our constituencies. I take note that different regions have different talent. Rugby has not migrated to my constituency but if this Motion is passed and we have a rugby stadium, we will definitely start seeing our youth getting much more interested in that sport. I saw the sports committee the other day going around the country. They were in Kakamega, and I could see a beautiful stadium. I hope when they visit Mount Kenya region, they will visit my county of Kirinyaga to note that we do not have any stadium that can promote sports. I hope when we go there, they will find it necessary to talk to the relevant Ministry to speed up the development of such a stadium in Kirinyaga County. If possible, we should have it in the populous areas of Wang’uru in Mwea, where we have all the talents. Once again, I urge the Committee on Implementation to take this House seriously so that all the Motions that we pass here do not remain in the archives. We want to start seeing the fruits. With those remarks, I support the Motion, hoping that my colleague from Nyando will take note of the stadia that are being done by the Government."
}