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    "id": 1337996,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1337996/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ganze, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kenneth Tungule",
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    "content": "In a span of less than two months, seven secondary schools have been closed indefinitely on account of students torching or attempting to torch school dormitories. The affected schools are as follows: 1. Sokoke Boys Secondary School burnt a dormitory on 6th October 2023; 2. Ganze Boys Secondary School burnt a dormitory on 1st October 2023; 3. Ganze Girls Secondary School burnt a dormitory on 5th October 2023; 4. Kachororoni Secondary School burnt a dormitory on 4th October 2023; 5. Godoma Secondary School burnt a dormitory in 9th October 2023; 6. Bale Secondary School burnt a dormitory on 8th October 2023; and, 7. Bandari Secondary School burnt a dormitory on 6th October 2023. Hon. Speaker, out of these seven schools, the dorm fires in four schools, namely, Ganze Girls, Bandari, Kachororoni and Bale Secondary Schools were quickly put out with minimal damages. However, in the other three schools, namely, Godoma, Ganze Boys and Sokoke Boys Secondary Schools, the dorms were completely razed with nothing to be salvaged. One student at Godoma Secondary School was burnt to death while sleeping. Hon. Speaker, increased depression and rise in drug abuse among our students have escalated in the recent past. Research by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) shows that knowledge of drugs and substance abuse is high among our students. From a total of 3,908 students randomly sampled from various schools, results showed that students were fully knowledgeable on the different drugs and substances of abuse. The three top drugs and substances of abuse are reported as more readily available to students in schools were cigarettes, alcohol, and khat. From this report, it is evident that our students are abusing drugs. 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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