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    "speaker_name": "South Mugirango, KNC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Silvanus Onyiego",
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        "legal_name": "Silvanus Osoro Onyiego",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I appreciate all the contributions that have been made by my colleagues in this House since we started the Second Reading of the Alcoholic Drinks Control (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 70 of 2019) on Wednesday last week. I take in and admit the proposals that many colleagues have made with regard to further amendments to the Bill. I invite them to further review it and bring forth the amendments when we get to the Committee of the whole House Stage. This clearly shows that we have all fallen victim to embarrassment when very funny content is brought on television, especially when you are seated with members of your family in the house. It is usually very embarrassing to see somebody dancing naked while advertising alcohol when you are seated with teenage kids. You actually feel like you need to switch off your television set. As I said earlier, the Bill sets to not only review such content, but also the timelines that such content should be brought on television, if it must be brought. That is why I invite Hon. Members to bring the further amendments that most of them proposed with regard to what should be termed as moral or immoral content, what regulations should be set and the punitive measures when we get to the Committee of the whole House Stage. Hon. Millie said that Kshs500,000 is a bit lenient for those who will not comply with the law. She felt that we should set higher retributive measures for purposes of morality, so that we are able to save the next generation. Several Members said that young families are dying, fighting and people are not able to raise their children well because of alcoholism. It is upon us now to set the stage and try to twist the content that is brought on television. We might not kill immorality, bad manners and drug abuse in the country entirely through one angle, but at least we can try, even if it is five per cent, to limit such content that motivates our young ones to do some immoral things and engage in drug abuse. One such way is by limiting the timelines during which alcohol is shown on our screens and also regulating the content that is 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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