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"content": "even care whether you will arrest them, because they say that they will still come out. They obviously looked like they were drunk on some substance; not only alcohol, but also drugs; what we call--- I do not know; I cannot say it in Swahili. What is of great concern is that this drug issue has even penetrated our primary and secondary schools. You will find that there are some evil people, when they are selling those snacks and sweets, they coat them with drugs. This is how our children get addicted from a very early or tender age. It is something the Government should really take heed of and control. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will find that within the universities, students are not able to complete their education because they are abusing drugs and alcohol. After the parents have spent so much money, we have seen so many children, including even children of great leaders of this nation, who have been spoilt by drugs. When I was a little younger, I saw the late Shariff Nassir mourn his son, whom he really loved and adored, who died because of the effects of drugs. This is just one of them; many others go unreported. All we know is that they have died, and these deaths could have been controlled and these people would have really contributed to our nation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, within the home situation, many homes are ruined and many families have been made to become poor. We have seen spouses who, once they started abusing drugs and alcohol, they sell their matrimonial properties without even caring how the children are going to be educated or where they are going to live. You will just find auctioneers at your doorstep and you are thrown out, just because of the effects of abusing drugs and alcohol. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when all these young men and women go to abuse alcohol and drugs, that means, as the previous speakers have said, that the workforce within the country is reduced. You do not find people who can graduate because some of them – and we have seen young ladies who, when they go to the universities after you have really molded and protected your daughter and son – are captured by these drug barons and are forced to either do the trade or partake in the drugs. That makes them lose their working capacity and the end result is poverty. The poverty level increases, they are not able to work, we lose economically, socially and they become a mess. You cannot go anywhere with them; some parents have to hire nannies to take care of their children because they have become of unsound mind due to the effects of drugs. This is very rampant. If you look at the statistics, this phenomenon is rising. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, should the Government declare this menace a disaster, then it will be able to control even the media. Some of them expose the children or the society too much. You will find open drug taking in high schools and universities; and they could be moderated so that, at least, even if you have to screen that, show it during the times when most adults are awake, and not small children who think that drinking alcohol is good; that you can drink, feel dizzy, be happy and life goes on; because as the previous speakers have stated, they end up becoming drunk adults from childhood. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to stop with that, beg to support this Motion and urge the Government to declare it a national disaster and take the necessary action to save our country. Thank you. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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