{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=144582","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=144580","results":[{"id":1464002,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464002/?format=json","text_counter":337,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":"We are coming this way."},{"id":1464003,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464003/?format=json","text_counter":338,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sigowet/ Soin, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Justice Kemei","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Temporary Speaker, the performance in Paris was splendid. I join you, Members of Parliament, and the entire country in congratulating our sportsmen and sportswomen. We must not forget the people behind them, the coaches, who spend much time in training camps to prepare these athletes. Part of that training team includes my brother, Japhet Kemei. I congratulate him for what he has done, not only for the people of Kericho but also for this country. Finally, I congratulate Beatrice Chebet on winning two gold medals. We, the people of Kericho, are proud of you. Faith Kipyegon achieved what no human being has ever achieved. We congratulate her. We also congratulate Wanyonyi, who is 20 years old, on beating Arop of Canada. We also congratulate all the athletes."},{"id":1464004,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464004/?format=json","text_counter":339,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sigowet/ Soin, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Justice Kemei","speaker":null,"content":"Finally, to the Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Murkomen, there are areas in which we have done extremely well in the past, but we now have. Let him focus on steeplechase and middle-distance races like 1,500 metres. As he said, try other areas in which this nation has not been doing well. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1464005,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464005/?format=json","text_counter":340,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sigowet/ Soin, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Justice Kemei","speaker":null,"content":"Congratulations, Kenya, and my elder brother, Japheth Kemei. Thank you."},{"id":1464006,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464006/?format=json","text_counter":341,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":" Hon. Julius Melly."},{"id":1464007,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464007/?format=json","text_counter":342,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Tinderet, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Julius Melly","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to congratulate our Olympic team. Our team won 11 medals, which is a great honour for this country. The athletes shone from 1968 in Mexico, to now in Paris. If there is any good name Kenya has earned, it is from the athletes. I want the Government and the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy, and Sports to put much emphasis on this. Kenya has been a powerhouse in long and middle-distance races. However, we are slowly losing to our neighbours like Uganda and Ethiopia, and even to emerging powerhouses like South Africa, Canada, and the USA. We really need to invest in this. Further, we need to motivate the athletes. You will realise that the winners, especially in Bahrain, will get a lot of motivation in terms of houses, cars, and cash awards. Kenya needs to know that some Kenyans are competing and winning for other parts of the world. If we can bring those Kenyans here and motivate them to run for our country, we will be ahead of the USA and other Western countries. They will not be able to beat us. We want to inspire the young generation and make sure that the athletics fraternity is recognised and motivated. Young people need to know that they can earn a living from it. I support and congratulate our athletes."},{"id":1464008,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464008/?format=json","text_counter":343,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":" Is the Member next to the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, Hon. Rutto? Give Hon. Rutto the microphone."},{"id":1464009,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464009/?format=json","text_counter":344,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kesses, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Julius Rutto","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to laud our athletes who have demonstrated the capacity to lift the flag and the name of our nation. I want to single out the beautiful ladies of Kenya who put us on the map of the world, and not forgetting one man, Mr Wanyonyi. You need to know the story of that young man. He was a herdsman in a village called Kosirai. That family had faith in him. They took him over when he was a child. They took him to school and gave him an opportunity. Today, he is running. He has won a gold medal for Kenya. It demonstrates to us that we can be good as Kenyans, support the destitute in our society, and give them a second chance. That is a story that I wanted to tell. Lastly, because of time, I call upon the Athletics Kenya and Federation to iron out issues. We have had many issues here now and then, especially surrounding elections. It is time we relook at it because if you look at the behaviour and the performance of our athletes, as much as the ladies did us a favour by winning, we had many challenges on our specific track events like the 3,000- metres steeplechase that Kenya has been winning now and then are slowly drifting. This shows that there is a problem somewhere, either in the selection or in the process of training and identifying the team. All goes together and zero in the leadership. I want to call upon the Government and the new Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Murkomen, to sit down and look at Athletics Kenya. We cannot afford to lose what has been known for Kenya for a long time. That has been our brand, and other countries are now coming in. In the 800-metre race for women and men, again, we are seeing other countries like the USA shifting from their short races and coming to long races, which Kenya has been performing well. Despite the fact that we did well and became position one in Africa, we also need to realise that we are losing in the critical areas of our performance that have been known to us. Thank you."},{"id":1464010,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464010/?format=json","text_counter":345,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":" Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1464011,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464011/?format=json","text_counter":346,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kwanza, FORD-K","speaker_title":"Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was not there to run, but I can assure you that the boy comes from a village called Matisi, from what I have been told. I did not know the boy came from Keiyo Ward. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the whole team that brought us medals. I have just got into the country, and people have been asking whether I am from Kenya. I told them yes, and they said that we have done wonders. We want to take this opportunity to congratulate our team. I also take this opportunity to assure our Members here that the boy called ‘Emmanuel Wanyonyi’ comes from my constituency, and I will organise a homecoming ceremony for him. I have already told my people on the ground to welcome the boy. We should motivate these boys and girls to make us even more proud because being ranked 14th in the world and top in Africa is not a walk in the park. I want to take this opportunity to thank the athletes, particularly the kijana named Emmanuel Wanyonyi, my namesake. Please note that I will be welcoming him. You will see it on your television because the boy has made Kenyans proud. You will be invited to come and witness that as well. Thank you."}]}