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"speaker_name": "Luanda, DAP-K",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Dick Oyugi",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for granting me an opportunity to also add my voice to this important subject. As the former speakers have rightly noted, alcoholism has been a subject of great concern to us as a country and, more so, to the young generation. We are losing a whole generation. Looking at those reports and the way they are geared towards ensuring that those special funds are protected, there is concern about how county governments issue licences. Of great concern has been the haphazard way in which the licenses are issued in this country. There are illegal businesses that are taking place in this country, which are purported to have been licensed by county governments and yet they are not. I agree with the Report that has been tabled before the House. I agree that we need to bring sanity to how those funds are monitored, and even control the licensing of those businesses. Recently, there was a great calamity in Kirinyaga when licenses were purported to have been issued by the county government. Crazy businessmen and women ended up importing or distributing illicit drinks which were “licensed”, but were poisonous substances. Luanda, where I come from, is a constituency that is not so far from the border of Kenya and Uganda, and is quite porous. Illicit drinks and substances have always been sneaked into the country through the Uganda border. Those things have found themselves one way or the other in my constituency. As a result, we have lost a large number of young people who end up intoxicated by poisonous substances that are disguised as alcoholic drinks. I support the Report by the Committee that we need to re-look at how licenses are issued. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. 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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"speaker_name": "Hon. Martha Wangari",
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"content": " Member for Makueni, Hon. Suzanne Kiamba."
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"speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Suzanne Kiamba",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also wish to support this Report, but I have some concerns. When you look at the Slum Upgrading Programme, we have put in a lot of resources. We have been trying to change the face of Kenya by upgrading houses, but it is difficult to show the change we are bringing. It is very difficult to understand the lessons we are drawing from the slum upgrade. Now, we have moved to affordable housing when we have issues of slum upgrading, and we cannot tell clearly what changes we have brought to this country. As we move forward, I am of the opinion that we do not become a House that is a conveyor belt that mints reports, but does not deliver meaningful change to citizens. Although I support this particular Report, we need to be more critical in looking at where our money goes. That is why Kenyans have developed very cold feet when it comes to affordable housing. We give very nice names to what change we are going to see in this country but, the end result is just a report of the Auditor-General that say much about the figures. The change we desire on the ground cannot be seen. I support this particular Report, but I believe that this House should critically look at those reports. When we get reports many years after, you even wonder what we are auditing. If years pass, you get a report that looks more like a historical issue than an intention to change this country. This is an area where we need to change. With that little contribution, I support. Thank you."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Martha Wangari",
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"content": " Hon. Marianne Kitany."
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"speaker_name": "Aldai, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Marianne Kitany",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support this Report. When we look at alcoholism in our country today, we realise that a lot of the barriers or blocks that had been put in place are all gone. When I was growing up, alcohol was only sold to adults. The only people who could go to a bar or hold a drink were adults. We, as young people, would never touch a bottle of alcohol or take any alcohol at all. Today, the community has changed. We know children who are in primary and secondary schools and are already engaging in alcohol and substance abuse. Those children live in our community and we watch them grow. Our laws having changed, there is no communal care and protection that used to be there when I was growing up. A lot of that alcohol is from illicit brews or it is alcohol that is brewed in homes. In my home village, for example, there are so many illicit brews. If you look inside those containers, they have all sorts of dirt and animals such as snakes and other things. You wonder how adults and young children consume those particular alcohols. County governments are the ones who are licensing bars. When we were young, there was no bar which was allowed to operate near a school or a homestead. Today, every door you walk past near your house, there is either a bar or a liquor store. When there are such things all over, what do you expect of the population, especially the young children? They will try to consume that particular product that is easily available, either in the next-door bar or liquor store as they get out of their homes. The drive to have licenses controlled is a very good thing. It is timely. County governments need to not only look at their licensing regime, but also realise that alcohol and substance abuse is real. Therefore, they should restrict the number of places that can be licensed, taking into consideration schools and communities nearby. Alcohol sales should be in restricted areas just like it used to be. That could help limit the use of alcohol. Today’s generation is slowly deteriorating because they are involved in alcohol and substance abuse. The drugs are easily and readily available to them. This begs the question: If they continue being irresponsible, who will take up the leadership positions in future?"
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"speaker_name": "Aldai, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Marianne Kitany",
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"content": "I support this Report from the Special Funds Accounts Committee. Alcohol and substance abuse has to be taken seriously not only by this House, but also by the Executive and 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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"speaker_name": "Aldai, UDA",
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"content": "the Judiciary. Many of those cases go to the Judiciary and they are given lenient fines and jail terms which allows the same people to go back and open the same dens. All the arms of Government - Judiciary, Legislature and Executive - should join hands in the war against alcohol and substance abuse."
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"speaker_name": "Aldai, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Marianne Kitany",
"speaker": null,
"content": "I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Martha Wangari",
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"content": " Member for Moyale, Hon. Guyo Jaldesa."
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"speaker_name": "Moyale, UPIA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Prof. Guyo Jaldesa",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the Report on alcoholic drinks. Alcoholism is ruining the lives of potential human beings who would have contributed to the economy of Kenyan in many ways. Those people are going down the drain due to alcoholism."
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