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    "id": 585434,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nassir",
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        "legal_name": "Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to just add onto the amendments touching on NACADA as proposed by this Bill. First of all, it basically talks about including county governments in running NACADA. It has come at the right time when drug abuse has become a national disaster where I come from. I agree with the proposal that the Council of Governors should be represented when NACADA is coming up with a report or publishing a statement on alcohol and drug abuse as well as in the implementation of this Act. There is only one particular provision I have an issue with. Currently, the chairperson of NACADA is appointed by the President, with the approval of the National Assembly. What this Bill proposes is that once the National Assembly approves the appointment of a chairperson, then it has to go to the Senate. This is something that the House might want to consider and see whether we are opening a Pandora’s box . This Bill also talks about representation by the Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry responsible for children and youth affairs. The Senators have also come up with the suggestion that we should include the Ministry of Devolution and Planning, which I agree with. It is important for this House to support these amendments. Needless to say, the issue of fighting drug abuse and rehabilitating people--- Fighting drug abuse has two elements - supply reduction and demand reduction. Demand reduction is what can be done by the county governments in terms of sensitisation and rehabilitation of affected people and trying to reduce the demand. Supply reduction is something that is being run by the national Government. It cannot be done in any other way except through the use of the security machinery and by the Judiciary. So, it is the Executive and the Judiciary that can do something in terms of supply 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."
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