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    "id": 895399,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank all the Senators who have made contributions this evening. I also appreciate ingenious suggestions from different persons in this House. Many Senators have reiterated what the President said, that there is need for uniting the country and having role models like Eliud Kipchoge. It is important for us here to continue recognising that the Government of President Uhuru Kenyatta has done its best to support the sports sector. I do not think it is accidental that our national team, Harambee Stars, will play in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a long period of time. We must realise that there was a lot of investment towards that. You will remember that the Deputy President, on behalf of the Government, promised that players would be given Kshs50 million if they qualify for AFCON and I am happy that the Government has delivered that promise this week. It is important for that to happen in other sports also. I am concerned that the Rugby Sevens Team which has made this country proud for a long period of time is doing badly at the moment and part of the reasons is because of politics of the Rugby Union (RU). I hope that the issues will be sorted by Amb. Amina Mohamed and her team in the sports sector. We should continue investing in athletics because, like I said, in most cases, we reap where we did not sow because training facilities do not meet the standards. The explanation by the Government on having not constructed stadiums is because there are no consistent sources of funds. Now that the National Sports Lottery Fund was established and Kshs2 billion has already been collected, I hope that construction will commence. Medium-sized stadiums such as Kamaring Stadium in my county and the ones in Eldoret and Kapsabet should be completed. We also have other stadia in Kisumu and Mombasa among others in this country. I am happy that Meru County Government, in conjunction with the national Government, completed theirs. The County Government of Kakamega also did a good job in construction of Bukhungu Stadium, a field that I have played in. On the question of incentives and working with the international community, many people have criticised the Government about how it has been handling international relations. The former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Wetangula, spoke at length about that. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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