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    "id": 441053,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 93,
        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill. In so doing, I would like to thank the Senate Majority Leader for providing good leadership to this House as it was recognized by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale earlier on. When you read this Bill, you will see that there is a lot of learning that is reflected in it. We want to thank the Senate Majority Leader for his able and learned leadership that has been demonstrated in this Bill. In terms of drafting this Bill, I can see that there will be very many amendments. Had the Emeritus Attorney-General been consulted; he would have proposed that the old Bill be repealed and replaced with a new one because of the extensive nature of the amendments which make it untidy. However, the substance is good. That can be looked into later. Time has come for Kenyans to recognize alcoholism as a national disaster. Every home and village is affected by this disaster. The disaster is costing us very heavily. I am happy that the Bill has recognized alcoholism as a disease of the mind. We have the Mathare District Mental Hospital for those affected by diseases of the mind. However, we have a lot of sick people in the villages that we are stranded with. We do not know what to do with them. Recently, we met our Bishop who was saying that we are powerful men. He said that the Senator, Governor and County Commissioners are powerful. However, how come we are defeated by a few walevis in the village who are terrorizing people begging for money and yet there is nothing we can do about it? This Bill is in the right direction because it provides us an opportunity to do something about the problem. Just like we have the Mathare District Mental Hospital, time has come for us to establish alcoholism rehabilitation centres in all the counties. I am happy that a Fund is already being established. The money we collect from fines and licences could be enough without affecting the usual allocations from the Treasury to establish rehabilitation centres in all counties. 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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