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    "id": 945364,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Poghisio",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion on commendation of Eliud Kipchoge and others who have made us proud in the field of athletics. Last week, Kenyans felt proud and the Flag of Kenya was a common occurrence in Vienna and on television screens all over the world. The unity of Kenyans was shown at that time. I would like to begin by commending Eliud Kipchoge for his effort and prowess and making history by being the first human being to run a marathon in a time that no one has ever done before because he ran a marathon under two hours. In my own small way, I have been organising a small half marathon in Kapenguria every year. It is known as Kalya Half Marathon. I have run a half marathon and completed. I cannot tell you the time it took me to finish the race but I finished. I will not talk about the consequences of running. For him to achieve that in less than two hours in the glare of the whole world, Kenya gained recognition as it has always. Therefore, I congratulate him. There was unity at that time amongst our people. I am told that when we have something like that, we become one. When we go to our homes in the evening, we separate and become tribal. Our memories are quite short-lived. Kenya can be great and we do not need to be reminded because we can be one. We can also work together to build our name and retain it internationally. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am a very proud person, and I want to also recognize the other athlete such as Brigid Kosgei who broke the world record in Chicago. That record had been held for 16 years by Paula Radcliffe. However, it had to be broken by a young lady who started not too long ago. Two years ago, she ran the Kalya Half Marathon in Kapenguria. She was the winner that time. Little did we know that she was going on to the international stage and break a world record. You can imagine how much we can do as a country. I am sorry to say that the state of our training facilities is deplorable. This is the goose that laid the golden egg and yet providing for athletes has been a problem for this country. When you look at how much we have said we will prepare stadia and training places for them; these people run around their farms and still come out and win. They run around whatever hill they can find. There is no particular training facility. They suffer a lot. We, as a country, think very little of them and yet they are the ones who carry our flag every day. When the Kenyan flag is raised everywhere in the world and the National Anthem is sung, “Oh God of all Creation; Ee Mungu nguvu yetu,” we should be proud. That brings us together. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to appeal from this House that we should take seriously the matter of training facilities, provisions and healthcare for our athletes. They fight for themselves even for healthcare. We need to recognize them. The other day, I 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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