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"content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that The Alcoholic Drinks Control (Amendment) Bill, Bill No.19 of 2011 be now read a Second Time. The main issue with alcohol misuse in this country is mainly associated with illicit alcohol and that is where a lot of focus should be put in order to remedy the situation. The fatalities that have been associated with alcohol have arisen out of illicit brews. The principal objective of this Bill is to amend The Alcoholic Drinks Control Act 2010, so as to make it respond to the practical challenges that have arisen out of its enactment and implementation. When the “Mututho Bill” was enacted into law, there was a lot of fun fare that finally, a remedy to alcoholism in this country had been found. Since that time, we have had more fatalities than ever before for the simple reason that those who ended up being targeted and victims of the “Mututho Act” are the people who do not contribute negatively towards the fatality rate in this country. Clause 2 of this Bill seeks to amend Section 2 of the Act, so as to provide with certainty the meaning---"
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