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    "id": 840354,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/840354/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
        "slug": "kipchumba-murkomen"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion: COGNIZANT THAT Eliud Kipchoge broke the world marathon record held by a fellow Kenyan athlete Dennis Kimetto during the 2018 Berlin Marathon held on Sunday, 16thSeptember, 2018; AWARE THAT Kenya has earned international respect in athletics over the years courtesy of such hard work and stellar performance by our athletes in both on and off the field events which has 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 4 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- (1) Set aside additional funds to improve sports facilities; 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."
}