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    "id": 946752,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamunga",
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "produce money. I do not think that is the way forward and that is how we want to run this nation. Just as the national Government looks for money by taxing people, counties should do the same. In the Rift Valley, for example, athletics is one of the areas of interest and they can do that by developing stadia, nurturing talent and spending time on them. This weekend I was in a rural area. There is a football tournament going on and it is good. However, football is left for the young people to run it on their own. Nobody supports them, not even the county government. However, they are expected to compete from the grassroots level up to the county level. It takes a lot of work for you to move from nowhere to the county level. Therefore, these are some of the areas that the county governments should concentrate on to nurture sports and talents of young people. If this is done, most of the ills that we see in our communities will not be there. Sports are also a unifying factor. When you have inter-county competitions, you get to know each other and appreciate other cultures and counties. Sports bring the people of Kenya together. Much as we talk about sports, we should look at it as a way of engaging the young people. The issues we have of alcoholism and drug abuse are as a result of young people being very vulnerable and free. We all know that any free mind is occupied by somebody else. It makes the young people resort to other things that are not necessary for their development and their future. Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, as I support this Motion, it has been brought at the right time. If we had waited, it would have lost the salt, but this is the right time. We congratulate them and wish them well wherever they are. Our athletes bring a lot of money to this nation. Somebody will get Kshs400 million. That is a lot of money from just one person. It is not him alone because other athletes won gold medals in Doha. That is something to be encouraged. Parents should encourage their children to love sports. They are no longer for people who do not make it in classrooms so as to try their luck elsewhere. Football, athletics and other sports are now as gainful as any other employment. All you need is to concentrate and make sure that you excel the way a doctor, a lawyer or a teacher would excel. That is the same way sports people excel. I encourage the Senator to push it forward and come up with a Bill to ensure that facilities are put in place."
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