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    "content": "morning he said that he would rather die than see what was happening. These are things that we all understand and know. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the things that we need to address before we come to this issue is the issue of unemployment among the young people. Rising unemployment among young people in this country is the main cause of drug abuse and insecurity. If we have to address this issue once and for all, then we must be willing to provide employment for the young people. If this Government is serious on this issue, then we need to introduce courses from primary school to college so that the young people are told the truth about the effects of alcohol and drug abuse. Today, we lose people who are supposed to build this great Republic due to drug abuse. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, young people who are not employed today cannot wait to die. So, they resolve to engage in drugs. That is why I am saying that the main issue is unemployment. In this country, a good number of our young people are poor. They cannot support themselves. Others cannot afford to go to school because their parents cannot afford fees. So, the best they can do is to engage in drug abuse so that they can relieve themselves as a way of dealing with the stress. There is also the issue of peer pressure. Therefore, if courses are introduced in schools to engage these young people on issues that affect them every day, when they go to secondary school, there should be some topics which are tailored to suit their needs. They are supposed to be informed that the state they are in is delicate and if they want their future to be good, then they must stop drug abuse. The other issue is the role of the church. Our churches should take up the role of teaching, especially the young people who are addicts of drugs. They should be told that they are the ones to control their lives and it is not the pastor or the parent. The church should come up with good programmes and every Friday, Saturday and Sunday the teachings are introduced to them so that as they make decisions every day, they know the consequences of what will come after. Lastly, allow me to say that this is what we can do: We should initiate public education campaigns against drug abuse among the youth in our schools; the Government should facilitate development and operation of rehabilitation facilities. The Government should also come up with ways of how to assist and support county governments in developing and implementing policies, laws and plans of action to control drug abuse. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Uasin Gishu County where I come from, 30 days from yesterday, the county government has actually abolished the use of illicit brews and anybody who will be found using the illegal brews will be arrested. We are doing everything to ensure that this is implemented. We are saying this because if young people who are supposed to wake up in the morning to go and serve this great nation to fight poverty, instead go to look for a house that sells illicit brews, then we do not have a future. I am talking from the perspective of the young people who are supposed to develop this nation and realize the vision of this nation under this Government. Let the county governments come up with programmes and policies on how they can administer this so that as we come up and agree on what the national Government should do; already 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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