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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kajuju",
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        "legal_name": "Florence Kajuju",
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    "content": "I am about to conclude, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I think at the point you have directed, I will sit down with my friend and I will show him that I have done a lot of research on this; but I stand guided. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have the celebrated elders of Meru called the “ Njuri Ncheke” . If, indeed, miraa was affecting our young men, the first people who would have banned miraa would have been the Njuri Ncheke elders in Meru. They are very celebrated wise old men. They will do anything to protect the culture of the Meru people. The first people who have always said that miraa should be partaken of by the people of Meru are the Njuri Ncheke elders. We trust and believe in them. So, due to this, combined with the scientific research that we have, we will expect the proposed Committee to tell us, after tabling all the research, that miraa is not a drug. That is why I thought it was important that the 11th Parliament will go down in history as the first House to deliberate on the issue of miraa, and come up with a solution. I believe we will be helping the Government when we table the report; God willing it will be adopted in this House, and we will give direction, not just to the people of Meru, but also to people the world over, who are illegally banning miraa without proper knowledge. With those remarks, I beg to move the Motion and sincerely pray that it be passed in this 11th Parliament. I, therefore, seek the hand of my brother, not in marriage, but in seconding this Motion."
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