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    "content": "“Clause 28 seeks to amend Section 31 of the Act so as to clarify that fortified wine cannot be packaged in sachets and containers of less than 250 millimetres.” Manufacturers carry out market surveys. We used to have a much bigger bottle of Keringet. Keringet must have carried out a survey to show that reducing the size of the bottle would make more economic sense. How can we license entrepreneurs and go back to micromanage them to the extent of telling them that they cannot package their products to the smallest units that an ordinary person can afford? There are some of us, in this House, who can walk into a pub and spend Kshs1,000 without feeling it. There are those Kenyans out there who would like to enjoy a drink like all of us do but can only spend Kshs5. The producer and the manufacturer give them an opportunity to have access to the same goodies as you and I do. How can we take away that from the ordinary Kenyan? I find that totally unacceptable. The distinguished Senator for Homa Bay has assured me that he has carried out a comprehensive amendment to this Bill. When it comes to Committee Stage, I will add on to it to the extent that when the Mover of the Bill sees the amendments, he will have to rethink his position and see whether there will be any Bill left to prosecute before this House. Let us not pretend that since we are Senators, we can sit here and do what county assemblies are supposed to do. Let us not pretend that we can come here and say that we will regulate Kenyans’ behavior and do it anyway regardless of the consequences. That is called inconsiderate attitude. I could have used a much stronger term but I can see my distinguished colleague looking at me wondering whether I will use---"
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