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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Machakos Town, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Victor Munyaka",
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        "legal_name": "Victor Kioko Munyaka",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to first of all, thank all the Members who made contributions which have enriched the debate. I promise and assure the Members that their sentiments are well-captured and the Committee will enrich the Bill with the contributions from the Members. A majority of the Members supported the amendments while some opposed. We still have an opportunity during the Committee of the whole House Stage to propose the necessary amendments. Generally, most Members are very sensitive to issues touching on sports because 70 per cent of Kenyans are youth. Members are usually affected by the plight of the youth. From experience, sports have suffered from underfunding. The Exchequer has been the main source of support to the Ministry of Sports and Heritage. Even with many other ministries getting a lot of support, sports have been marginalised. For example, in the 2018/2019 Financial Year, even with all the stadia which are still under construction and have stalled, the Sports Ministry was only allocated Kshs250 million for development. It is in the interest of this House to support this new Fund which proposes to allocate up to 35 per cent to sports, 60 per cent to healthcare and 20 per cent to arts. This is better than the past. The Exchequer will still support sports and this Fund will boost what the Exchequer contributes to sports. Some Members also expressed fears that when we say that “at most 35 per cent should go to sports”, that sentence alone can mean that even 1 per cent is a legal provision. Since the main competitor for this Fund is universal healthcare and the funds allocated to it are at most 60 per cent, then it means that at worst, there will be 40 per cent left for sports and arts even if healthcare gets 60 per cent. The health sector is also needy. That is why the Committee recommended that we need to ensure that the 35 per cent allocation is targeted to sports. The National Treasury needs to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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