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"content": "You know that charity begins at home. With our good Senator for Nairobi City County, the delegation of Nairobi, will have a good opportunity to ensure that these funds are utilised by our people. These are the talents that we should nurture because our children have really portrayed excellence in sports. Lastly, so that I give my colleagues time to make their comments, I want to appreciate the President of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), Hussein Mohammed. We have seen how he has been out here supporting teams. I am happy because he also continues to support my teams in the different sub-counties that they come from. This is something I thought, would be good to acknowledge. With those, many and few remarks, I look forward to see Sen. Chimera's Bill on sports. I have inquired from him and he has told me it is about the sports academies. It is excellent because bringing this fund to where we nurture the individuals, the players and the academies means we are doing very well. When you travel out there, when you say you are from Kenya, apart from tea and coffee that we are very much associated with, proudly, sports is something that people associate Kenyans with internationally. With those many and few remarks, I support and appreciate Sen. Sifuna. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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"content": " Sen. Mungatana."
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"content": "I thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I rise in support of this Bill. I will just hammer on the issue that this Bill is making it mandatory that money be set aside for sports activities in our counties. In a county such as Tana River, sporting activity is ignored and neglected. Sports development is not there. In fact, the much that the county does is supporting its own team, which is in very low levels as far as the rating and standing of teams in Kenya is concerned. Part IV of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution is very clear that cultural and sporting activities are supposed to be the responsibility of the county government. In some of our counties like Tana River County and others, money is not put in these activities. It is a very sad situation. So, when this law takes effect, it would make sure that at least one per cent of the monies that go to the county is set aside for sports and development of sporting facilities. This is a very beautiful development and we should all support it. I am very happy that it has found its space in the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. What has then happened in Tana River County is that people have come up with different clubs. You know, you find those who are a bit capable in this village and others come up with their own clubs and try to support them. The most successful club is called Sango Sportif FC. We say ‘Sango’ because ‘Sango Vere’ is supposed to be our great-great-grandfather; our famous warrior who led our community against invaders many years back. So, the most successful club is called Sango Sportif Football Club and it plays in Division Two. It has done very well, but lack of financial support is harming it. We always support it. Now, if we had a fund that makes sure talent such as this is supported, we would go very far. Madam Temporary Speaker, if you look at what Sango Sportif is doing, you would be very proud. They not only have a team that is playing away and in very many The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "matches at the regional competitions, but they now have started an under-12 division. This under-12 division means that they are bringing in young people to nurture talent. So, this is not just a club that has come in the whims. These are people who are very serious and dedicated in supporting football in Tana River County. It is a pity that the county government has not stepped up to its responsibility. So, it is time that we, as the Senate, legislate and say we need to put money aside for sport activities. We need to put money to support sports, especially clubs that have started and are struggling on their own. They are doing well under the difficult circumstances. I have seen young men who have had their school fees paid for because they are playing in the team. Their major problem is how to raise school fees. We sit together and assist them. They have formed a self-help group and it is helping them. This Sango Sportif has proven beyond any reasonable doubt that if we invest in sport, there is a direct benefit from sports to our people. I remember one time when we even had to take some young people from another team and make some financial arrangements for them to join this team and grow its strength. All this was being done by private individuals, leaders and ordinary members who were just giving contributions. It should not be this way. It should be that county governments taking up their responsibility for sports and develop actual talent where it can be noticed. This is not happening. So, for us to get the compulsive power to push sports and develop sports to higher level, this Bill should become law. Madam Temporary Speaker, I have heard colleagues here contributing and expressing their worry about where we shall find the money. I think that is a secondary concern. If Tana River County is getting Kshs8 billion as equitable share, then they should get 1 per cent to budget for sports development. We are not asking for extra money. We are asking that county governments take the responsibility to also develop sports. Some counties are not doing are not nurturing talents and developing sports facilities. In fact, counties like ours are only supporting the team that is in the county government and nothing more. So, I think we should support this law 100 per cent. Let us push it to the end, so that governors realise that sports and sports development is critical for the benefit of the youth of this country. Most times when we are doing campaigns, we tend to promise a lot. However, when we are in charge of the budget, we do different things from the things we had promised to the people. It is very sad. So, now we are forced to legislate from the top to say, there must be money set aside. This sports fund is not for the county team. It is not to buy uniforms for the county team. It is not supposed to be giving the CECM in charge of sports an opportunity to travel out of the country. Believe it or not, in Tana River County, it has happened. Some Members of County Assembly (MCAs) travelled to go and watch world cup football some years ago. They were taken to go and watch football outside the country. All that money was available for travel and emoluments, but it was not available for sports development. Madam Temporary Speaker, we would like the governors in this country to understand that this money is not supposed to be for officials. It is supposed to be for actual development of sports and sporting facilities in the county. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "With those words, I beg to support."
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"content": " I do not see Sen. Chesang, so the Mover may reply."
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"content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to reply. I will beginning by thanking all the Senators who have spoken on this Bill. I will be quick, so that we can allow Sen. Chimera to also move his Bill that deals with county academies and the protection of minors involved in sports. Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to start by thanking the Seconder, the Hon. Osotsi, Hon. Karen Nyamu, Sen. Eddy Oketch, Sen. Olekina, Sen. Chimera, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, Sen. Mutinda, and last but not least, Sen. Mungatana, who have all spoken to this Bill. I was taking notes as they were speaking. I think Sen. Mungatana has nailed it properly when he said that the Constitution says sports is a devolved function. Therefore, we expect that when the county governments put money in development of infrastructure, they must also support talent development through the registered associations. What we are doing here, Hon. Speaker is although the responsibility is on the county governments and the governors are very fond of shouting, saying money must follow functions, even at the county government, those functions must be financed. This is why we are saying now that they are not doing it, I began by telling the House that, if you look at the budget of Nairobi City County, of over Kshs43 billion, there is not a single line that is assigned to supporting talent development and sports development through these associations."
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"content": "[The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Mumma) left the Chair]"
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also presented to you, a letter from the Nairobi Boxing Association (NBA) and whom I want to thank because they are the ones who started this conversation with me. As I said for them to attend a tournament in Mombasa, they have to move around with a begging bowl, from one office to another. They were doing so just to raise Kshs117,000 to be able to travel to a tournament in Kakamega or in Mombasa. It happened the first time and I gave them what I had. When they came the second time, I told them we have to find a permanent solution and they agreed with me that it has to be sustainable. Today, Sifuna might have something in his pocket, tomorrow he has nothing. I would like to calm the anxieties of the Senator for Narok County by saying this- First, Mr. Speaker, Sir, you know for a fact that under Article 114, we cannot as a Senate originate a money Bill. If you were to go into questions of the Consolidated Fund or even monies that are appropriated at the national level, which would automatically turn this Bill into a money Bill and it would be prohibited. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the money we are addressing here is the money that finds itself in the County Revenue Fund (CRF). That is the equitable share together with the monies The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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