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    "id": 184032,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/184032/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang'-Nyong'o",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Medical Services",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
        "slug": "peter-nyongo"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that some drugs have been illegally imported into the country without registration. However, I have not received evidence of collusion between the staff of my Ministry and illegal drug importers. (b) Importation of human drugs into the country is subject to veting and approval by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board whose employees are public servants. Where evidence of collusion between officers of the Board and the illegal drug importers is obtained, the necessary action is taken against the officers involved as per the provisions of the Civil Service Code of Regulations, the Public Officers Code of Conduct and the laws of the land. To curb the influx of illegal drugs in the country, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board has now intensified surveillance at the ports of entry and inspection of drugs on sale in retail and wholesale outlets. The Board is further pursuing closer linkages with the Customs Department for more effective prevention of illegal imports and with the police and the Judiciary for effective prosecution of illegal importers."
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