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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
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    "content": "our athletes and wanted to give them some doping agents. We objected that, that was not the right thing to do. I am glad that we won that war. I would like this House to appreciate that the change of amateur athletics to professional athletics started because we realised that our athletes were being misused. They ran for peanuts, whereas at the time, in football, they had brought in professionalism, so that they could earn money. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, today, Kenyan athletes earn a lot of money. In that case, they have the potential to invest heavily. One of the counties that used to be very forward looking was Kisii. We went down, but we are not down yet. We will be up again because one of the things that we have done is to cheer up the young men and women. We took Henry Motego, who used to be the best footballer, to be in charge of the sports in the county. That is the way we can improve the sports fraternity. When I was the Minister for Education, we realised that being able to pursue education through the vertical academic line was not possible because the talents were different in various groups of the Kenyan people. Some excelled in boxing and others in athletics. We did educational reform. The former Attorney General, Sen. Amos Wako, will remember that when we brought in the late Sen. Mutula Kilonzo to the Cabinet, we brought in amendments to education reforms. We created talent academies. That is where the Government must invest heavily. They should build the infrastructure of sports in every county, because this nation has the potential to raise wonderful athletes like Eliud Kipchoge. Even if we take all the medals in the world, that is our right. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my time is up. I thank you."
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