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    "content": "Declaring this drug abuse as a national disaster will hopefully wake Government institutions which are mandated to deal with this kind of problem. They will come out in the open and leave no stone unturned. We should do away with some people in this country, who because of their status, we cannot touch them. They have money and are able to buy their way around. By declaring alcohol and drug abuse a national disaster, I hope the Government will take this matter seriously so that anybody, it does not matter who it is, whether you are a Senator, Government official, legislator or a rich person, will be dealt with by the Government departments which are mandated to make sure that our society is free from drugs and alcohol abuse. Mr. Speaker, Sir, last but not least, we have this issue of illicit brews. What we normally see in the media where Government officials, that is, District Commissioners or chiefs, raiding places where alcohol is being manufactured and they pour it down--- I do not think that is an effective way. The job of a Government official is to make sure that it does not happen but if you wait until it has happened and you go to pour the stuff down, it is not effective. We do not hear whether it was stopped or if anybody was jailed or fined. Last night we had very elaborate action of District Commissioners, chiefs and others busy pouring stuff in the river. Then two kilometres down the line, they go and pour some more and another one kilometre down the line they go and pour some more. This is nonsense. How does the Government know where the alcohol is hidden? They even invite the media. This means that the Government is fully aware about what is happening. Otherwise how does one invite the media all the way from Nairobi? I think there is some hypocrisy in the Government which must stop. With those few remarks, I beg to support this Motion very strongly."
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