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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me say that I thank hon. Ichung’wah for bringing this Bill and I support it. Recently, in my constituency I lost 20 people to poisonous alcohol. When it was analyzed it was found that it had methanol, while the original alcohol is made of ethanol. Methanol is poison. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, alcohol which killed my constituents and people in other parts of the country – in fact, over 100 people died of poisonous alcohol. The poisonous substance was manufactured in Kenya. It had even the KEBS symbol and was done by people who actually participated in a criminal activity resulting into deaths of many people. In one of the homes in Makueni, Kithuki; I lost 12 people in a village and seven children were left without a father and a bread winner. All of them are in primary and secondary schools. Therefore, alcohol has devastating effects when it turns out to be so. I support the amendments. We should have rehabilitation programmes which are supported by the Treasury and also recognize alcoholism as disease. What is the way The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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