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    "id": 450207,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/450207/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abdirahman",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abdirahman Ali Hassan",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for enlightening all of us on the fact that as we debate, we should not be limited to certain horizons only. We must think very broadly and in a manner that will help all of us understand issues in a better perspective. I want to say that excessive alcohol consumption may have a lot of impact on the lives of our own people. Even the economic well being of the households will be affected. People are growing poorer and families are continuing to divorce or separate, the work force has been affected and productivity has become less. To control is important, but if we could have actually a way to contain this kind of menace, then our country will perform better economically and we would become a healthier nation. We will be a more cohesive society. There are many other benefits which we will have actually got through either control or total ban of some of these intoxicants that have actually affected our people. It is true that factories that produce alcohol basically employ many people. In parts of the Rift Valley and the central region, people have lost assets. They have been selling land just like that and then drinking with the millions of shillings that they get. You can imagine how bad those families become. It is important that we legislate on issues that will actually benefit our people. Finally, we must engage religious leaders either inter-faith communities or through the leadership like this to address the serious problem of drunkenness that has bedeviled our society. 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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