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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I wish to reply. Let me begin by appreciating Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda for his invaluable contribution to the drafting of this Bill. I spoke to him when I got here to inform him that he has not had a chance to contribute to this Bill. Having been my law lecturer, he assured me that he has full confidence in my ability to prosecute this Bill. As such, I want to appreciate and thank Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda. I also want to thank the Senators who have spoken to this Bill. They are Sen. Mungatana, Sen. Osotsi, Sen. Tabitha Mutinda, Sen. Nyamu, Sen. Hamida, Sen. Eddy, Sen. Kisang’ and my very good friend, Sen. Orwoba. I did not imagine that Sen. Orwoba would be interested in matters sports until she confirmed to us that. I met her son in Addis Ababa and the young man looks very sporty. I am happy to say that he has a mother who has an interest in matters of sports. Sen. Orwoba, I want to tell you that it is not just a question of unifying the young men of this country. I know you are very passionate about women and the women’s agenda is close to your heart. This particular Bill"
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"content": "by dint of its operation, when it becomes law, will equally unify many women, who are your greatest constituency. I urge you to join us in ensuring that it sees the light of day. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me also congratulate and speak about the Bill proposed by Sen. Edwin Sifuna. The said Bill addresses Section 38(M) of this Bill concerning the funding of county academies. I had the opportunity to contribute to the Bill framed by Sen. Sifuna regarding the need to ensure our county sports associations receive the necessary funding. This would enable individual clubs within those associations to benefit from Government funding, helping them meet their regular weekly budgetary requirements. For instance, in Kwale County, we have a club called SS Assad, which participates in a nationwide league. From time to time, this club calls me or my colleagues, seeking financial assistance every week. This is to enable them to travel to 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": "places as far as Migori and Kisii to participate in the National Super League. Unfortunately, they are cash-strapped and lack funding. As we work to entrench the culture of academies in our country, it is essential that we guarantee funding to these clubs. I thank you, Sen. Eddy Oketch, for your very enriching contributions. For your information, my brother, I was on Thika Road keenly following the discourse in this House because I knew I might be required to reply. Therefore, I took it upon myself to listen to the conversations. To be frank, we had not considered modern football academies as they exist in London, Spain, Germany and other developed nations. Our initial thought was simply to draft a law that would secure the place of an academy in our local areas. This is to ensure we have a platform where young, sports-talented men and women in this country could have a place to showcase their talent, a place that is readily available, equipped with the necessary facilities, technical expertise in the form of coaches, and, most importantly, a place where scouts could identify football and sports talent. Sen. Eddy, the idea is simply to guarantee a dedicated space instead of waiting for tournaments such as the Sen. Alan Chesang’s or the Sen. Mungatana’s Super Cup. This, in my view, merely politicize sports rather than addressing real talent and opportunities in the sporting world. I thank you for construing this Bill as one that speaks to the establishment of football academies that function as clubs. We had not initially viewed it from that line of thought. However, I assure you, we must begin somewhere. That starting point is embedded in the very nature of this Bill. I appreciate the valuable line of amendments you have proposed. However, in the interest of time, allow me to proceed with the Bill as it is. I understand that laws are never made in finality. You will have the opportunity to push forth amendments in due course. Additionally, you may have noticed that the Government, through the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, led by my able governor emeritus, the Hon. Salim Mgala Mvurya, has already gone ahead with launching sports academies countrywide. In fact, during my conversation with the sports mandarins in the Ministry, I was informed that the plan is to establish these academies in every constituency. While we are currently discussing county sports academies, the Government has seen the need to further devolve them to the constituency level. This move will speak heavily on funding and matters management of the same. It will also speak heavily on matters running sports academies in the counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish to take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributed to this Bill. We do not take your contributions for granted. I know Members have spoken about enriching this particular Bill. It is my sincere hope, belief and trust that as a House, we will consider those wonderful and amazing amendments, so that we make this particular law proactive and aggressive in nature, but more importantly efficient and lean on implementing the same. We do not just want to legislate laws that become problematic when it comes to implementing, especially when we are strained as county governments. I understand that 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": "a governor would be torn between pushing for funds for road maintenance and bursary programmes. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am happy that we had a robust discussion in the morning during debate on a Motion proposing to harmonise bursaries. Allow me to take this chance to remind those of us who are in leadership running such programmes that first, the Senate is not opposed to you running scholarship opportunities and bursary programmes. Secondly, Sen. Chimera is not opposing those bursaries because that is what is available in the meantime. I know you will be torn between pushing for funding to pay school fees---"
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"content": "(Sen. Oketch Gicheru spoke off record)"
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. Eddy seems to be having a burning issue. Perhaps you should allow me to finish."
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"content": " Sen. Eddy, allow Sen. Chimera to conclude his reply. You will have your time."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I just wanted to let the CoG know that it should be a balance. When you receive funding from the exchequer, it is a huge balance between how you put those funds to use and how the citizens want the funds to be applied. It is wrong for certain leaders to purport that the Senate or individual Senators are against certain programme. It is foolish of a leader to ever imagine that we are against what they are doing in the respective counties. We send money to the counties because the whole hallmark of Government expenditure, especially matters county financing and expenditure, is premised on the public participation principle. If people decide that they want to set aside a certain allocation to run a certain programme, be it road maintenance, healthcare or provision of bursaries, we have no business as Senators. I also have no business as Raphael Chimera Mwinzagu, Senator from Kwale County, to say that I am opposed to that particular idea. I want to make it clear. Let it go on record that I support what governors are doing. I support governors running bursary and agricultural programmes. I support the Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) Programme. I also support climate change and resilience programmes. We support them because the people of Kwale and many other counties have put their voice to make sure that funds are expended in a particular manner. For somebody to say that we are against is not true. There is a conversation about making sure that there is free education for everyone but I do not think it is right. When this Bill becomes law, do not feel that Sen. Chimera and Sen. (Prof.) Ojienda brought forth a law that strained the resources to manage these academies. I am happy that Sen. Sifuna has given that cure. There will be one per cent from the shareable revenue that will make sure that monies are available for our county sporting activities. I know they will ask why we are burdening them with more duties and roles, especially the financial burden, because those academies must have committees as 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": "proposed in Clause 38C, which talks about management of those academies. Therefore, those committees will draw allowances and members will want maintenance and that will be a strain on their budgets. What we are saying is this; let the young men and women of this country have an opportunity to showcase their sporting talent. I know we can always raise finances. I know people like Sen. Karen Nyamu and Sen. Gloria Orwoba here have very good networks and they can make sure that we attract donor funding, donations and gifts, and support in terms of financial support to sports clubs in Nairobi, Kisii and other counties. I do not know why the conversation will largely be touching on how best we finance our academies. Otherwise, I want to also take this opportunity to thank the Government for jumping off the gun and going a step ahead by implementing what we are proposing to be law. I am happy that for the first time in this great nation there will be a legal framework that allows and governs how sporting activities are regulated and run. I know Sen. Eddy equally has an amendment on matters of sports as well. I look forward to contributing to your Bill. I thank you, my brother, for those kind words. As I finish, and pursuant to Standing Order No.66(3), I request that putting of the Question be deferred to a later date. With those many remarks, I thank you."
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