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    "id": 964055,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "When we talk about wheelchair basketball, there is some specific infrastructure that is required for that, and many other games that they participate in. As I have said earlier, we have a competitive advantage. We are already good in sports, as a country. If we just put in some little investment, they can even shine in the global sphere, and they can represent our country very well. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Ministry of Sports has its role. If you look at the second part of the Fourth Schedule, it talks about responsibilities to the county governments. I want to put the challenge more to the county governments, because sports is a devolved function. Of course, it is concurrent, but a lot of it will happen in the counties. For them, when they view sports, let them not think of the most expensive things to do. You do not have to build a Kasarani or a Nyayo Stadium. Even within the estates, neighborhoods or villages, a very simple facility will actually suffice. Some of the greatest stars who have played football, for instance, Mariga, used to play down here, just a walking distance from near Muthurwa. That pitch has never had grass, but he was able to excel and get where he is. I am not saying that we lower the standards, but let us not think that we need to put in billions, yet we can start with whatever we have. Madam Temporary Speaker, the importance of bringing these associations is that they will help us create a pool of talent. Consequently, we will be able to encourage them to enroll, and we can get them training, because there are a lot of wonderful coaches. In many of these sporting fields, once you pass the age of 25 to 30, then you can no longer compete. We can encourage young people who played football for Harambee Stars, who played basketball for Kenya or who played different sports to now come and start coaching. We invested in sports in some areas in Nairobi and you will realise that the levels of crime have gone down in those areas. I support a number of football teams and some of them are affiliated to Football Kenya Federation (FKF). We have recorded a reduction of crime rate by 20 to 30 per cent in some parts of Kayole because of Kayole FC, Kayole Starlets and the other teams that I support. The same is happening in Dandora and I am happy that a stadium is being put up by the Nairobi City County Government. That stadium, Woodley Grounds and many others will facilitate sports. We want to see many of them in Nairobi and other parts of the country for us to engage our youth, especially those who are living with disability."
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