{"id":112939,"date":"2024-02-14T21:19:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T21:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/mps-mull-law-for-vip-treatment-of-sportspersons"},"modified":"2024-02-14T22:35:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T22:35:48","slug":"mps-mull-law-for-vip-treatment-of-sportspersons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/mps-mull-law-for-vip-treatment-of-sportspersons","title":{"rendered":"MPs mull law for VIP treatment of sportspersons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Members of Parliament are mulling amendments to the law to provide for VIP treatment for Kenyan sportsmen and women who shine in various disciplines.<\/p>\n

Yatta MP Robert Basil told journalists on Tuesday that the Sports Committee \u2014 where he is a member \u2014 would discuss the legislative framework in the current session.<\/p>\n

Regrettably, athletes and other excellent sportspersons are not recognised in the country and, in most cases, when they run into trouble.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the sports committee, we will be engaging to see how best these athletes and other sportspersons should be handled,\u201d Basil said.<\/p>\n

In a presser at Parliament Buildings, he said among the proposals would be for top performers to be granted VIP treatment at airports and assigned armed bodyguards and drivers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will work out the legislation and table it in Parliament as soon as possible. There is no point in having a committee and there is nothing to show for it,\u201d Basil said.<\/p>\n

He said the situation where an athlete drives himself, like was the case of the late world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum, will not be entertained.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow much can\u2019t we do as a nation to take care of these people who carry our flag high out there?\u201d<\/p>\n

The MP, who was accompanied by his Turkana North counterpart Ekwom Nabuin, lambasted Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba for what he termed as \u201cemploying reactionary approaches to matters sports.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CS should give more than just talk. We cannot continue with this situation where we only remember our sportspersons after they are in trouble,\u201d said Basil.<\/p>\n

Nabuin said the government, especially the Ministry of Sports, should stop being reactionary.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn light of the latest development, let us not be reactive. There is a lot that needs to be done in the sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The leaders were reacting to the pronouncement by the ministry that the government would take over Kiptum\u2019s burial programme.<\/p>\n

During the first sitting, Elgeyo Marakwet MP Caroline Ngelechei moved a tribute in honour of the athlete, who died in a road accident on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

The National Assembly observed a minute of silence in his honour amid calls for the government to relook at the plight of athletes and other sportspersons.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ministry Sports must take our athletes seriously. Some of them are young and with promising careers but are usually left on their own. When they are outside to represent Kenya, we celebrate them but abandon them when they are home,\u201d said Keiyo South MP, Gideon Kimaiyo.<\/p>\n

Langata MP Phelix Odiwuor aka Jalango said: \u201cThere should be thorough investigations to establish the cause of (Kiptum’s) accident.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe request that our athletes be treated as VIPs. Even those who have held records previously are usually forgotten almost immediately after they are celebrated.\u201d<\/p>\n

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