13 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am not asking for information. I am just saying that as the Government and as the Ministry charged with sports in this country, we will validate the information. We cannot just make a reckless statement of admission that an official is declined security and, therefore, goes away. In any case, any reference to a website could mean even a social media website where a lot of gossip could be going on, but I do not want to dismiss on the Floor of this House what hon. Abdalla has given. Therefore, I would seek to validate ...
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3 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you heard me answer very clearly. I live in this country and I am in charge of sports and so, I know.
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3 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member has mentioned the social media. It is good enough that you have, first, dismissed that image because it is not authenticated. My attention has also been drawn to an unsigned letter in the social media, purporting to emanate from Mr. Dennis Oliech.
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3 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, can you protect the Government to respond?
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3 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, it was a question and not a matter of being out of order. The letter in the social media is not authentic and is neither addressed to the Ministry in charge of sports nor the Kenya Football Federation (KFF). It is not copied to the Ministry. We, therefore, regard it as a rumour until such a time that we will receive an original signed communication from the mentioned player, if at all such a letter exists.
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3 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am aware that she has the ability to inform me, although I know that she is just going to provoke.
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3 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, actually, that is out of the original Question. This is because the Question is about companies that are misappropriating sportsmen and women. If the issue was about positive utilization of advertisements---
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3 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, protect me from this hon. Member, so that I may proceed.
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3 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in that regard, then it is a positive acknowledgement of what exists. But my response to the original Question is about companies that may be misusing players in this country. The contract was signed by East African Breweries Limited in 2011 with the Harambee Stars Management Board. Later in 2012, the same contract was endorsed by the KFF; the new body that was elected last year.
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3 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I insist that, that is a different context and not about the exploitation. Part 5.9 of the agreement between East African Breweries Limited and Harambee Stars Management Board reads:- “The sponsor has a right to use the images of members of the Harambee Stars Team for promotional and advertising activities. This shall include branding rights, a logo presence on Harambee Stars official sites that is website, twitter, facebook and so on.” The other article talked about the sponsor having the right to place advertisement on the team collectively or on members of the team individually. ...
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