Baringo Senator Gideon Moi caused excitement in Eldoret town when he arrived for the Senate Mashinani sittings.
The senator’s convoy snaked its way from the Eldoret airstrip into the town centre, where crowds gathered by the roadside to welcome him.
He acknowledged the crowds as the convoy, escorted by police outriders, made its way to the county assembly chambers, where the senators were meeting.
Moi, who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), was in Eldoret to attend the first full Senate sittings outside Nairobi.
While in the county chambers, the senator backed a motion seeking to recognise athletes who did the country proud at the Berlin marathon, where Eliud Kipchoge broke the world record.
“There is the need for the State to compel lottery firms to cover all sports and not only football. Athletics, polo, volleyball and other games should be covered too. This is the only way to develop other sports disciplines and nurture talent,” Gideon remarked.
“I want to congratulate previous athletes who made us proud. We should show our youths that there are other talents they can engage in instead of getting into destructive ways,” he added.
The Baringo Senator also attended public hearings on the maize crisis, where he presented a memorandum on the plight of the region’s farmers.
Senator Moi called for the establishment of buying centres, where farmers could deliver maize to cut off cartels.
He further pushed for a restructuring of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) in the wake of concerns that the institution failed to adequately address the plight of farmers.
