5 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
I cannot wait for them to come to the Floor of the House.
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5 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I strongly support the Report by the Committee.
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20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important piece of legislation. The establishment of the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund will resolve a lot of financial issues that dog the sports sector in this country.
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20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
There are a lot of talents in this country in the field of sports. Unfortunately, they remain untapped. Most of the sportsmen with huge talents rot away in this country just because their talents are not tapped. You remember Mr. Julius Yego who was named the “You Tube athlete” could not get the facilities to train for javelin because there are no such facilities in this country. If we have proper funding for a javelin academy, he would have got that training in a proper way. Through his efforts, he was able to train through You Tube and bring accolades ...
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20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
corporate sectors. For this reason, it is a timely piece of legislation which will establish the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund.
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20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
The funding for this Fund will come from gaming and betting. This means that we will have a sure way of financing this Fund. It means we will not have bottlenecks in the funding of sporting activities in this country. We have many tournaments in this country because there are so many organisers of big tournaments who are willing to come to this country. However, they cannot come because the facilities are in sorry state. You remember the case of the Confederation of East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) tournament that was to be held in Kenya. Unfortunately, our ...
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20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
The Ministry of Sports and Heritage has been dogged by a lot of corruption. You have seen athletes going to Olympics and other tournaments when they are not paid their dues and or properly accommodated. This makes headlines all over the world. By having this Fund and ensuring that it is properly managed, we will solve most of these problems. This is a timely piece of legislation.
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20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
With those few remarks, I support this amendment to the Sports Act. Thank you very much.
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18 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I also support the appointment of Mbarak Twalib as the Secretary and CEO of EACC.
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18 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
Corruption is a very serious issue in this country. It is the reason we have so much unemployment in this country; it is the reason we have an ailing economy; it is the reason we have a very dilapidated road network in this country. Mbarak has a lot of experience in this field. He has been in the military. He has been in the NIS. He has massive experience to tackle this problem. Mbarak is a Muslim. The religion of Islam abhors corruption. It is strongly against taking and giving bribes, or advocating corruption. Mbarak is a man we believe ...
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