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    "id": 1163638,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kasanga",
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        "legal_name": "Sylvia Mueni Kasanga",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you will just indulge me a little to give a bit of background to my Statement, I will just take a minute. This came to my attention from some of the stakeholders who work closely with National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA). The Statement today refers to standards for care that were created by NACADA, and they had two sets of standards. They had standards that were created in 2009 and they developed minimum standards of care. They did this with the proper consultation with industry players. They incorporated several process points that ensured adequate public participation had been done in the creation of those standards. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it looks like those standards were revised in 2021 and there is no enough proof to suggest that there was adequate public participation that was undertaken in creation of these new standards. We have said it over and above in this House that public participation is not a privilege. It is a significant part of the process that happens as per our Constitution and because of this, I raise this Statement. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 48 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the alleged lack of engagement of stakeholders in the development of the Kenya standards on management of persons with substance use disorders by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse(NACADA). In the Statement, the Committee should address the following – (1) Explain the process that was followed during the development of the Kenya Standards on Management of Persons with Substance Use Disorders. (2) Provide details of the people and the organizations involved as stakeholders, as outlined in Section 5 of the National Authority for Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse Act, and whether the said organizations are qualified to develop the standards. (3) Explain why the Rehab Owners Association, the International Society of Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals (Kenya) (ISSUP) (International), Addiction Prevention and Recovery Association of Kenya, among other professionals who are the main groups affected by these standards, were allegedly not involved or informed of the developments of the standards."
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