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    "id": 1061260,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1061260/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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    "content": "This is an important Bill because what has happened in this country is that the future of our nation and the future of our children is clearly affected by the use of narcotic drugs. In fact, I beg to say that if we are to do statistics of how many of our children are affected by the use of drugs, it will be shocking to most parents. I have been involved in the education industry and I have some insights. In fact, if we remember some time back, some of our international schools were actually using sniffer dogs to check on the luggage of children as they reported in school just as they do in international airports. This vice is prevalent and predominantly in many of our institutions of learning. The only way we can put a stop to it is to ensure the punishment that is given is punitive enough to scare anyone from attempting to deal in drugs. It is unfortunate because the people who deal in drugs are interested in profits that could be short lived, but the future of the country, continent and the world is destroyed by people who are out to make money. It is so unfortunate because what I have realized about a lot of drug use is that when one is older, it is not easy to get indoctrinated and get addicted. But young people are the main target. Our children in schools are the main target. It has reached a point where it is no longer just the boys. Even our daughters are getting involved in the consumption of narcotics. We need to find ways in which we can discourage the use and trade in narcotics. Obviously, extremely punitive laws will discourage the use of drugs and trade in them."
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