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    "id": 113045,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mututho",
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        "legal_name": "John Michael Njenga Mututho",
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    "content": "The fourth reason is that we want to protect the health of Kenyans. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Minister has a lot of powers, under this Bill, to deal with anybody, be it a large-scale brewer or small-scale brewer, who introduces deliberately certain ingredients that have adverse effects on the consumer. For instance, there is a clause which provides that the Minister can outlaw anything that, to his opinion, and on advice of the necessary agencies, is not proper for human health. What we are saying here is that if Kenyans react differently from the effects of say, Vodka Red Label or Vodka Blue Label, the Minister has powers, if the body chemistry of Kenyans cannot take it, to outlaw that particular one. For cheap beers that are sold in large volumes, like a beer that is manufactured by one of our local breweries, the Minister cannot direct that a brewer must not exceed 2 per cent alcohol content per volume, compared to the 6 per cent alcohol content per volume that they now produce because there are no laws empowering any particular Minister to take such an action. I am talking about keg beer, which has done more harm than good to the consumers. It was supposed to be a poor man’s drink, but the poor man now has turned to be blind in some areas or is suffering from serious bouts of pneumonia. That is because, first of all, it is too cold. Secondly, the alcohol content per volume is too high and, thirdly, it is too cheap. So, we have ended up in a bigger mess than when we started. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I, particularly, find nothing wrong with"
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