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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Fatuma Gedi",
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    "content": "(Wajir (CWR), PDR): Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to thank my able Chairman and the Committee Members for tirelessly working to make sure this Bill has reached the Floor of the House. I want to speak as a mother and a sister because this Bill is a blessing to many families and many mothers. It has come at the right time. As my colleagues from Garissa said, as a region, we have been badly affected because we border Ethiopia and Somalia. Wajir and Garissa also border Moyale and these drugs come from those sides. The many rape cases that we have witnessed in the last two years are a result of drug use. With that, today I can say that I am a very proud legislator and a mother because we have a Bill that is going to prescribe severe punishment to suppliers, consumers and even those who help them conceal. Last year, there was a case in Wajir where an officer was interdicted because he was transporting drugs using a Government vehicle. He was arrested in Garissa coming to Nairobi. We have and have been having situations where officers and chiefs are the ones concealing these acts. Thank God because we have a Bill today. I know this Bill will give hope to many parents because drugs have destroyed many families. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this Bill does not concern counties and it is not a money Bill. This Bill gives the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Interior and Coordination of National Government the powers to come up with the tough regulations. It is not easy because we have many girls who have become mothers at the age of 18 and 17. They are out of school. You can imagine the stigma from the community. They have become community rejects. People say that no one wants to marry such girls. They cannot even go to school due to drugs. This Bill is going to touch many people’s hearts. I know going forward, with the tough enhanced penalties, we will achieve what we want. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity."
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