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    "id": 839766,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "brought us together as a country and encouraged cohesion in line with our National Anthem; FURTHER AWARE THAT athletics has created significant economic opportunities and infrastructure in the Rift Valley creating thousands of jobs for many would-be jobless youth, thus engaging them in a productive and meaningful manner for purposes of nation building; FURTHER AWARE THAT the youth are a critical component of the Big Four agenda by the government and that development of athletics will lead to more productivity by a significant population of the youth who constitute a formidable part of the demographic structure of the country; COGNIZANT THAT more support from the Government is needed to fight the doping menace that has bedeviled our athletes and to encourage and motivate young and upcoming athletes to strive for excellence untainted by the vice; NOTING THAT performances by our sportsmen and women are indeed commendable and deserve special recognition, the Senate now commends Mr. Eliud Kipchoge for his excellent performance in the Marathon and specifically for breaking the world marathon record and urges the national Government to- (a) Set aside additional funds to improve sports facilities; (b) Establish a conducive environment in the country by giving incentives to investors in the sports sector; (c) Provide psychosocial support to active and former athletes including a pension scheme; and (d) Create a fund to cushion athletes who are forced to early retirement due to illness, injury or other circumstances. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very important subject, particularly because we are in this region. Athletics is the backbone of this region, particularly the three counties. Today, we were in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in the company of the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Orengo, the Deputy Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Dullo and Commissioner, Sen. Cheruiyot. You will realise that Iten is nothing without athletics. Elgeyo-Marakwet is known more because of athletics. When these three counties were trying to brand themselves, they were fighting over championship. That is why Elgeyo- Marakwet County is called “The Home of Champions” and Uasin Gishu County is referred to as “The City of Champions.” When you go to Nandi County, they call themselves “The Source of Champions.” There was no better branding. Basically, this is the region of champions because sports are important. Over 12 years ago, when I was in the United States of America (USA) for my studies, somebody asked me whether I knew Paul Tergat and I said: “Yes.” He asked whether I had ever met him and I said: “I have even greeted him.” He greeted me and said: “I will not wash my hands today.” I greeted Paul Tergat a long time ago. We take our athletes and world records for granted. In other countries in the world, whenever one of their own wins a Bronze Medal, they organize national The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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