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    "id": 1240035,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1240035/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ezekiel Machogu",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
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        "legal_name": "Ezekiel Machogu Ombaki",
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    "content": "The third question is one that affects our primary and secondary schools, as well as tertiary schools and universities. It is the problem of drug and substance abuse. The Government is using a multi-agency approach. It is not only the Ministry of Education which is fighting against this problem, but also the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) and the Ministry of Interior and National Administration. In the Ministry of Education, we share a policy with NACADA in which we insist that various measures have to be taken to ensure that there is no infiltration of drugs in our schools so that the young people are not captives of drug and substance abuse. We have also formed a committee at the national level whose responsibilities will cascade all the way to the counties to give guidance and counselling. We also said that we must have chaplaincy in every school. We must have teachers who will render guidance and counselling services in every school because apart from drug and substance abuse, young people are involved in other malpractices that can be addressed. We cannot deny that the issue affects our schools. We are very keen to ensure that necessary remedial measures are taken to prevent young people in our schools from being involved in these social vices."
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