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"speaker_name": "Kitui West, WDM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Edith Nyenze",
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"content": "It is important for the Government to come up with strict rules on who should be licensed to sell alcohol. I would suggest that alcohol should be banned in all small towns 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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"content": "only have a few establishments in big towns that are licensed to sell alcohol. That is because if it is available in every village, then that means we are destroying our youth, future and the whole country with the readily available alcohol. If there was to be strict licensing for only a few towns in each county, this would then sort some of the problems."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Edith Nyenze",
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"content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, it is also important to have other activities which can keep the youth busy. We have been having sporting activities in our National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) kitty, and we have really distracted the youth from alcohol and bad influence by keeping them busy. But now, it has been removed from the kitty and I am sure this will have negative effects. Instead of removing sports from NG-CDF, we should enhance it and have more money put into this kitty to make our youth busy and keep them away from alcohol and bad influence. My suggestion is that we have sports back in the kitty and license fewer establishments to sell alcohol and this will reduce the menace which we are seeing. If this continues, with time, our population will reduce in most of the areas. This will, therefore, kill our future and we might not have leaders for tomorrow. I support and encourage that we license bars in fewer towns and a few designated areas. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": " Member for Keiyo South."
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"speaker_name": "Keiyo South, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Gideon Kimaiyo",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I join the rest of my colleagues in supporting the Report of the Committee."
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"speaker_name": "Keiyo South, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Gideon Kimaiyo",
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"content": "Alcohol has destroyed careers in this country, families and societies. I thank His Excellency the President and his Deputy for what they are trying to do to eradicate this menace. I equally thank the Cabinet Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration for what he is trying to do to eradicate the issue of illicit brews."
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"speaker_name": "Keiyo South, UDA",
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"content": "Alcoholism is just but an issue of licensing. I remember the days when licensing was being done by NACADA, and it was much better. But when it was left to counties, when you go back to the village, everybody has a licence. And in places where we are not supposed to have bars, they are there. For example, you find licenced bars in the middle of a village. How I wish that before any licence is given out to anyone in the village, public participation is done in that area. This is so that the people and residents who stay in that area can be asked if they want to have a bar in their area. Initially, bars were in towns but nowadays, we have them in the villages. They are located a kilometre or two apart and that is making access to alcohol very easy. There is also the issue of cheap illicit liquor from our neighbouring countries. Of course, those are not licensed but we still get them through dubious means. Maybe, also, those who are in charge of the border control, the Department of Customs and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) should tighten the entry of those cheap liquor that come through our borders. Talking of my local constituency of Keiyo South, I must thank the local administration, the district county commissioner, chiefs and sub-chiefs. They are really doing good work and, as their leader, I will support them. Through public participation, we have been able to close bars in certain areas due to the residents’ complaints. I call upon the people of Keiyo South to support the local administration, that is our deputy county commissioners, chiefs, sub-chiefs and village elders as we try to walk together to eradicate alcoholism."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Gideon Kimaiyo",
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"content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": " Thank you. There seems to be no more interest in this Motion. I now call upon the Mover to reply."
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"speaker_name": "Migori County, Independent",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Fatuma Mohammed",
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank all the Hon. Members who have taken their time to debate this issue. Alcoholism is a matter that has been raised severally. I acknowledge my sister who has addressed our young future leaders who are seated in the Public Gallery. We are reminding you that alcohol is bad for you. If adults say it is bad, then it is worse for you. We request that you abstain from alcohol. 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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