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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Sungu",
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        "legal_name": "Gor Eric Sungu",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me also say that I support the fact that the National Agency for the Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA) is being given more power by creating an advisory board to help it. The question of drug abuse is relevant to the future of this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important that we empower organisations such as NACADA. We read in the newspapers the other day that a Standard VIII boy was drugged using food. We know that there are many cases of cocaine coming into this country. This country is becoming a destination for drugs. So, we must fight this evil from the word go. We must do this to protect our people. Drug peddlers always target our youth. It is important for us to have institutions that will fight drugs and drug addiction. I hope that the Government side will support the Tobacco Control Bill when it is brought before the House. I now wish to comment on the issue of new districts. I once again wish to say that I have nothing against the Minister in charge of this Vote. The same Minister brought a Motion to the last Parliament through which he opposed newly created districts. It is now the Government that is creating more districts. Where shall we get money to fund operations of the newly formed districts? We do not want districts that will create divisions among our people. If I were in this Government, I would encourage bigger allocations for the existing districts to offer better services to our people. Creation of more districts will only divide our people into clans. This is something this Government should have avoided, if it was not practising the politics of convenience. I pray that the Government reconsiders the issue of creating more districts. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of establishing a forensic science laboratory is an important issue. I want to agree with the previous speaker who said that we opposed construction of a forensic science laboratory on the basis of a bad tendering system, which led to the Anglo Leasing scandal. But we need a forensic science laboratory in this country. I have had the honour of chairing a parliamentary committee that investigated the death of the former Foreign Affairs Minister, the late Dr. Robert Ouko, and I know that, with a proper forensic science laboratory, we would have solved cases such as the death of the late Dr. Ouko. I want, therefore, to support wholeheartedly the idea of having a forensic science laboratory. I know the Ministry of the Special Programmes and the Cabinet Office have been separated. This is a good move. The question of tackling corruption is also very important. We will not get anywhere if the person in charge of making sure that the cookies pot is guarded is the same person who puts his fingers into the pot. Nobody should access the cookies because they are very sweet. Corruption is endemic in our society. The Office of the President is the one responsible for law enforcement. If there is corruption in that office, then we will not get anywhere in the fight against corruption. That is why we must oppose this idea of giving money which will be used corruptly. With those few remarks, I beg to oppose."
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