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    "id": 439513,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon Saney",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2988,
        "legal_name": "Ibrahim Abdi Saney",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. In as much as I am sympathetic to the cries of the growers of miraa, especially in Embu and Meru regions, I rise to oppose. I want to confess that I have been a regular and loyal consumer of miraa for the last 19 years, until last weekend after reading this Report. I want to confirm to the House that there is nothing good in miraa except for those who trade in it and exploit the consumers. From the Floor of this House, having read this wonderful Report that only goes short of banning miraa, I want to reach out to the people of Wajir County, especially the youth who have been rendered delinquents. I take this opportunity to withdraw from the consumption of miraa and quit the habit, so that I can be an example. Before going into the impacts of miraa, I want to point out that the Report indicates that the Committee Members unanimously approved this Report. That is not true. Nine members of the Committee Members did not append their signatures to this Report. Another observation that I have made after going through this Report is that only three to four consumers were contacted. Majority of the people who have been interviewed are the traders and the growers of miraa. So, there is that outright bias on the outcome of this ad hoc Committee’s findings. The Report is very explicit. I like it in so many ways. In as much as the research on miraa is not conclusive, it has indicated that"
}