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    "content": "You know there are those who trade in liquor, there are those who consume it and there are those who defend it. So, I know he falls in at least two of the categories I have named. Therefore, under this definition, varieties of a traditional nature are included so long as the content of alcohol is not more than 0.5 per cent by volume. It also includes mixed alcoholic drinks. I am told that there are those drinks that have a mixture of things. Therefore, this includes what is called greens, modified industrial alcohol and all manner of substances that fall within those varieties. The other thing I want to highlight quickly because I do not want to speak for long, this Bill has been published for quite a bit of time and has even been discussed in the media particularly Clause 5 which seeks to amend Section 4 of the principal Act to provide for additional functions of NACADA including the registration of alcoholic drinks, the licensing of importation of drinks, the approval, vetting of promotions and advertisements in respect of alcoholic drinks. Again, this is to ensure that we promote business, leisure, public safety and public health. Clauses 6, 7 and 8 seek to amend sections 5 and 6 of the principal Act so as to restructure the Alcoholic Drinks Control Fund as a result of the new Constitution. Why? This is as a result of the new Constitution. As I have said before, there are two levels of government that are involved in alcohol matters; county governments and the national Government. Articles 6, 7 and 8 try to delineate and apportion functions in respect of county governments in alcohol matters especially the licensing aspect. This Fund, under this amendment Bill, will be created at two levels; at the national and county levels. That is done through the articles that I have just mentioned. Under Section 8, the Fund shall be administered by NACADA and not the accounting officer of the Ministry as is the case in the principal Act now. This will give NACADA a bit of autonomy over this matter whereas at the county level, there are to be established funds for county governments along the lines of the national Fund so as to meet the operational cost of the county committees. The whole idea here is to make sure that the authorities that control alcohol at the national and county level are given financial autonomy from the Ministry or from the county governments so that they can run their operations, whether promotional or control functions around alcohol so that we can get better results in these things. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Clause 9 introduces a new Section 6(b) to the principal Act and provides that the licensing of alcoholic drinks shall apply to the licensing of alcoholic drinks in a county unless otherwise provided for in a county’s legislation. In other words, nothing prevents 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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