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    "id": 1056255,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Owen Yaa Baya",
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    "content": "Somebody who understands this business once told me, that the value of drugs increases when they land here in Kenya. They come from Colombia, brought through the sea, into this country, repackaged and then taken to Italy. The value becomes higher when it passes here and goes to the other side. The Tourism Police Unit knows the houses and the hotels which these drugs go to, but they do nothing about it. So, I want to commend the Committee for what it has done to ensure that the law enforcement officers are held into account. I also want to commend it for the huge penalties and fines that are contemplated in this Bill. The person who consumes the drug will not be punished the same way as the person who brings it in. If we cut the supply of drugs in this country, we will have freed millions of young people who have been enslaved. People are killing the dreams of young people for a few coins. If you kill the dreams of young people, you are killing the dream of a nation. This nation can never be the same if we continue to have our children’s dreams being killed by people who are just greedy for wealth and quick money. I would have invited this committee to come to my constituency and see young people who wake up in the morning and there is nothing they can do unless they have an injection. 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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