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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kembi-Gitura",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "James Kembi Gitura",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to thank Ms. Abdalla for donating to me these two minutes. This is a very important Motion and all of us should support it. I congratulate our colleague for having brought it at an opportune moment in the history of our country. In 2004, I brought a Motion for the banning of alcohol sold in sachets which was passed and gazetted. I believe that it has gone a long way in saving young lives who were otherwise going to waste because of the indulgence in alcoholic drinks. However, the biggest problem I see is the societal decadence. The kind of television shows we are having in our homes and the kind of work that the Kenya Film Censorship Board (KFCB) does not seem to be doing but ought to be doing, means that a lot of work needs to be done to stop our children from being corrupted by foreign influences that are going to destroy our society forever. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is corruption and we cannot deny that it is not there even today. It is my humble opinion that the legal system needs to be changed. If a person today is arrested peddling or selling bhang to school children and is taken to court, the fine does not exceed Kshs3,000. The person pays the fine because this is a lucrative business, goes back to sell April 18, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 699 the same thing; he is arrested again and continues to do the same thing. So, I take it that we need to also change our legal system. We need to completely overhaul it. I hope and pray that the Bill that Ms. Abdalla is bringing to Parliament has the legal regime that is going to curb and make it very difficult to sell bhang and other illicit drugs. It should make it very difficult and expensive for anybody to deal with these kinds of substances because it is what is destroying our country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in my opinion, if this Motion is properly supported like I am sure it has been supported by those who have spoken on it, it will change the outlook of our youth. It could change what we are trying to achieve in the various Motions that we have brought. It is also going to be of a lot of benefit to our country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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