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    "id": 874767,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Gichugu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gichimu Githinji",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Gichimu Githinji",
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    "content": "We need a very clear guideline on how this Fund will be utilised. Also, looking at the lotteries and gaming institutions that we have in this country and the kind of money they are making, we need to have a clear percentage which will be channeled out of their profits to this Fund. The wording is done in such a way that they may or may not give any money. This does not give teeth to the board to enforce the amount of money they should bring to the Fund. Looking at the Fund, some of the areas it should support is also establishment of training camps. We know high altitude areas are said to be the best training areas for athletes so that they can compete competitively in low altitude areas. Looking at Mt. Kenya region, you will find there is only one training camp at Kigari which is not a Government training camp. It is private and athletes pay. We hope going forward, now that we have a sports Fund, they will establish sporting camps in areas like Kirinyaga, Embu, Meru, Laikipia and Nyeri because those are the areas where our athletes can train. Actually, people from Mt. Kenya are disadvantaged when it comes to training yet, they come from areas where best training camps can be established. While also thanking the leadership of the Committee through the able leadership of Hon. Munyaka, I believe the Committee should also have delved more into the issue of specific percentages concerning the utilisation of the fund. I am saying that because the sporting activity has been left entirely to the mercy of the board. So, it is very critical that we know how much of the Fund goes to infrastructure, how much is left for awarding athletes who perform very well, and how much goes to other areas like supporting sports organisation. That is an area that we need to look at as we proceed to the Committee of the whole House. Certainly, there are amendments that we can make in those areas."
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