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    "id": 1397550,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1397550/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kirinyaga County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njeri Maina",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, the national Government must ensure that the investment of those funds… The Committee has reported that Ksh700 million was invested in Treasury Bills, but there is no proper record of the breakdown of where the accrued benefits went or were applied to. It is, therefore, important we ensure that, that Fund is applied to ensure we have rehabilitation centres in all our 47 counties. We must cater for the issues that have plagued us as at now. I want to commend the Deputy President, Hon. Rigathi Gachagua, for his very spirited fight against illicit brews and second-generation alcohol. As we fight to ensure we save the next generation, what about those who have already been lost to abuse of alcohol in this nation? We must ensure that we also salvage them and try to mitigate the effects of the long- term usage of alcohol. I, therefore, support this and urge the Committee to ensure that this report does not die on the floor of the august House. Let us have an accountability perspective of where the Ksh700 million and the profits from the same were applied to. They must be ploughed back as Community Social Responsibility (CSR) to communities that are affected by alcohol in this country. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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