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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Narok West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo",
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    "content": " That is the Cabinet Secretary’s response to the request for a statement by Kirinyaga Woman Representative. I want to reiterate that they were painful deaths that did not only happen in Kirinyaga, but elsewhere too. In my own county, for example, as late as yesterday, I got a report of about two deaths attributed to the consumption of illicit brews. These issues and many others should trigger a conversation. We appreciate the current efforts that are being made by the Deputy President on matters of illicit brews, drugs and substance abuse. We have sufficient laws to help the country curb the menace but, as I said earlier, when this came up, we realised that we have a few gaps in the law that we should discuss as a House. When this issue came up, we had a few gaps in the law. As a House, we should discuss and see how to cure them. Hon. Speaker, with regard to importation and export of illicit brews, the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), which is a critical player, is not admitted in the portal. If they are admitted and become the first approver, they can trace the ethanol volumes in the country. The Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, 2010 moved the function of licensing to the counties so NACADA has no role. If only we can harmonise roles and allow NACADA to be secretary to the District Licensing Committee, it will ensure that some funds are ring-fenced and made available to educate the public on the effect of the same. There is a bigger problem. We have been in conversation with NACADA. They said majority of this ethanol comes from Tanzania and Uganda because their tariffs are not standardised. There is no excise duty in Tanzania. It is half in Uganda. This makes it easier for the dealers of this ethanol to bring it into the country. This is a conversation we should have to 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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