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    "id": 839844,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "there is adequate budget to build stadia. This is the only way we can nurture our sports people. It is sad that, nowadays, schools are being approved without playing grounds. In the past, it was unheard of that a school could be approved without a playground. We want to make sure that, that is implemented. I support many teams in this country. As you may well know, I am the patron of AFC Leopards and the Kenya Professional Boxing Commission, among other sports. I have seen how our athletes and star sportsmen and women are suffering. This House will share in my embarrassment due to the fact that I had to buy shoes, from my pocket, for the Kenya Rugby World Cup team to participate in the World Cup qualifier. They did not earn a single shilling as salary. They were only given Kshs2,000 as allowances, yet it is one sport that has made us shine in this world. More needs to be done. As a Committee, we have invited unions of the players and federations to understand what they need. We have also invited ministries and the County Executive Committee (CECs) Members dealing with sports, so that we can have a solution. In the Gallery, you can see young people. Not all of them will excel in academics. Some of them have talents in sports. Our young people, as the trustees of this country‟s posterity, must be allowed to nurture their talents in sports. In addition to that, this House will be embarrassed to know that many of our boxers, including some that I support, like Ms. Fatuma Zarika, who is a World Boxing Council (WBC) champion, Super Bantam Weight, still ride in matatus and struggle to pay rent. I have even been supporting her family. It is a shame! Look at what happened to Ms. Conjestina Achieng‟. Mr. Morris Okolla, who is a Kenya Heavy Weight boxing champion, is a struggling policeman who cannot even get housing facilities within the police force. A lot must be done by this House regarding all the sports. It does not take that much amount of money to be set aside. We, as a Committee, will be coming back to this House with proposals and an update. These summons have been issued for the next one or two months. We hope that other Senators can join in supporting sports in this county. I see many Senators supporting sports, although the ones in NASA only attend when “Tinga” goes to watch AFC Leopards."
}