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    "id": 1410529,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410529/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyaribari Chache, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Zaheer Jhanda",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health regarding the ban on the consumption of shisha and vape in the country. Hon. Speaker, in 2017, Kenya implemented a comprehensive ban on shisha including; the use, importation, manufacture, sale, offer of sale, promotion, distribution and encouraging or facilitating its use. Despite this ban, shisha and vape smoking has slowly but steadily managed to entrench itself as a habit among the youth in this country. The vice has become so widespread that it is being sold illegally in major entertainment joints across the country. Sadly, it has found its way deep into the rural towns where young people are puffing their way to the grave. Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I seek for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health on the following issues: 1. What regulatory frameworks have allowed shisha and vape smoking in the country? 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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