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    "id": 831206,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/831206/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Machakos Town, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Victor Munyaka",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Victor Kioko Munyaka",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I would like to congratulate the Chair and the Committee on Delegated Legislation for their work, which will correct a lot of anomalies in the Regulations. As the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Sports, Culture and Tourism, it is very unfortunate that funds which were very important for the functioning of sports and arts in Kenya will be affected by some delays because of poor Regulations. This House has to accommodate what is legal. That is why I congratulate the Committee for forcing the Executive to table before the House the correct and legal Regulations. This fund is supposed to solve the historical underfunding especially in the sports department. Taxes from betting run into billions of shillings. Currently, we lack sports facilities and sponsorship of sports activities in Kenya. You can imagine that even as Kenya is doing very well in sports especially in athletics and rugby and even of late, football - the national team, the Harambee Stars is almost qualifying for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2019 - there is no funding. Our sportsmen and sportswomen are excelling so much yet Kenya has very few modern sports facilities. This fund will help the youth of our country. If we create sports academies across the country, we would be able to nurture talent found there. This fund will assist our youth and our sportspeople. It will make Kenya shine across the world in the field of sports. Last Sunday but one, when Harambee Stars was playing against Ethiopia, I saw the passion of Kenyans. The Kasarani Stadium was full to capacity. An equal number had been locked out of the stadium because of lack of space. As I congratulate the boys who won three nil against Ethiopia, I wish the Government can come up with a modern stadium with a big capacity to accommodate all the fans who would wish to come and support our teams. At the same time, 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."
}