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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Rigathi Gachagua",
    "speaker_title": "His Excellency the Deputy President",
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    "content": "It is clear that my Office has been having meetings with the Governor of Nairobi on various matters affecting the people of Nairobi and, hence, the Deputy President cannot be accused of undermining devolution. Hon. Speaker, I have been accused of undermining devolution by allegedly holding meetings to fight alcohol. I am sorry if the Members took it that I said the House is a theatre of the absurd. I was talking about this specific charge of undermining devolution by holding meetings to fight alcohol abuse. To me, that moment of five or 10 minutes where the House discussed my efforts is what I thought was a theatre of the absurd. I did not try to demean this House that I sat in as a Member for five years. With regard to this particular charge, the drug and alcohol problem in Kenya has been on the increase. Many of our youths have become addicts and their lives have been destroyed because it causes them to drop out of school and to start engaging in petty crimes to look for money to buy alcohol. I am a strong advocate for youth rehabilitation from alcohol and substance abuse, which I continue to encourage and support in order to save our future generations. With regard to alcohol control and regulation, I wish to state that I have held several meetings with governors and members of county assemblies in Meru, Chuka, Mombasa, Nakuru, and Nyeri counties. The efforts that President William Ruto asked me to lead in the eradication of illicit brews have been successful. We have been working with governors and county assemblies who have been developing legislation on the control of licensing of alcoholic drinks. If there is one programme that has had the best working relationship between the county governments and the national Government, it is this particular one."
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