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    "id": 946751,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/946751/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamunga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "One thing that we, as a nation, should do is to always go beyond personal issues and politics. I have seen us do it all the time. For example, when we had the tragedy in Mombasa, I saw the same thing. I congratulate our leaders from the Rift Valley. If you see the development that is going on in Eldoret, I largely believe that it is as a result of these athletes. Young people from the Rift Valley are watching the athletes and are coming up to compete in races. In sports, we should not look at the athletes alone. We, as a nation, should develop the Ministry of Sports, Culture and the Arts so that it can help shape young people’s minds. Sports instills discipline into young people at an early age. It also helps them to have control. For example, it helps them to know when they will practice and the hours they will put into it. So, the exercise shapes them. Therefore, I urge the Government of Kenya and all of us to put more effort in developing sports, not only in athletes or football, but all sports. I also know that there is football for women which is gaining a lot of popularity. We should also look into it. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to emphasize the fact that I have a Bill on this. The Bill talks about nurturing the natural resources within each county. We have athletes in Rift Valley. That is a natural resource. In other areas, we have people who are talented in football. Talking about taxes, if they must be taxed, the taxes should go to their respective counties because the money is earned by the people from the counties. They do not work in Nairobi City County for the national Government to look for tax from the athletes. It is the counties that should ask for taxes from them. Natural resources should be nurtured by the county governments because at least each county has a resource. So, we should not look at the national Government alone to produce money such that all the counties shut down if the national Government does not 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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