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    "id": 1341390,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1341390/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Endebess, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": "23. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development; 24. The Agrochemicals Association of Kenya; 25. The Kenya National Union of Pharmaceutical Technologists; 26. The Kenya Medical Association; 27. The Law Society of Kenya; 28. The Kenya Association of Pharmaceutical Industry (KAPI); 29. The Kenya Veterinary Board; 30. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development; and, 31. The Office of the Attorney-General and the Department of Justice. Hon. Temporary Speaker, as you can see, we have several memoranda and a lot of interest regarding this Bill. Part I of the Bill, which comprises Clauses 1 to 3, contains the preliminary provisions on the short title, interpretation and application of the Act. The Bill seeks to regulate health products and technologies, including chemical substances, therapeutic cosmetics, herbal medicines and products, medical devices, including radiation-emitting devices, medicines and scheduled substances. Part II of the Bill, which is made up of Clauses 4 to 21, establishes the Kenya Drug Authority in Clause 4, with its headquarters in Nairobi. The Authority is to be managed by the Kenya Drugs Board, which is established under clause 8 of the Bill. Part III of the Bill, which is clauses 22 to 36, provides for the regulation of medicine and, therefore: 1. Penalising the sale of adulterated and substandard medicine and those not registered by the Kenya Drugs Authority; 2. It requires compliance with standards of manufacturing, levelling, packaging, sale or advertisement; 3. penalises the manufacture, sale, preparation and storage of medicine, including herbal medicine, contrary to the prescribed standards..."
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