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    "id": 212881,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Sungu",
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        "legal_name": "Gor Eric Sungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Bill on tobacco control. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Bill was before this House last year and we debated it fully. In fact, we managed to pass it at the Second Reading. Unfortunately, we were not able to continue any further than that because we ran out of time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are a few key issues on tobacco that need to be revisited, apart from what we said last year. One, tobacco is the most preventable cause of death, disability and disease in Kenya and the world over. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the second point is that the growth, manufacture, sale and use of tobacco in Kenya is not effectively regulated, despite the Cabinet approval of the need for regulation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the third thing is that, internationally, Kenya has ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and yet, in this country, we have not domesticated that convention. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the fourth issue to look at is the very fact that there is public pressure all over this country to have laws controlling smoking. Even councillors in this country - Nairobi City Council, Nakuru Municipal Council, Mombasa Municipal Council and other - have made bylaws to control areas where tobacco can be smoked."
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