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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kajwang",
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        "legal_name": "Gerald Otieno Kajwang",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to start with a story. In the former Russia – not the new one – which was controlled by Stalin, I think he said that the population was getting lazy and he needed people to work hard so that there could be self sufficiency in food production. He, therefore, outlawed alcohol. For a while, he thought that he had achieved something. But he looked at the statistics of crime in his office and was astounded that crime was increasing alarmingly – murder, rape and all those other bad things. He called his advisors and asked them why crime was increasing in almost every state. They told him “Your Excellency, you know we banned vodka.” He said “Oh, I see; so it is the ban of vodka that is making everybody angry and killing each other, stealing and doing all sorts of bad things?” So, he said “Brew the vodka.” So, vodka is still brewed and we buy it here. America at one time became very religious and, in fact, they banned alcohol in their own constitution. When the population became very religious, they went to a referendum and banned alcohol in their own constitution. Soon, there was a debate and then people were acting here and there; they were singing in praise of pro-vodka or pro alcohol songs, others were singing against it. The women mostly were singing against alcohol because the men were not coming home and they were not paying fees. So, after two years, the Americans went to another referendum and removed that clause; why? Because you cannot stop alcohol; you just cannot! So, let us, first of all, accept that if you are lucky to not drink, then you are lucky; but you cannot stop alcohol. During that time when America stopped alcohol, those who traded underground made billions of shillings, and that is how the Kennedy family became rich. If you 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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