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    "id": 450239,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/450239/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okong’o",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kennedy Mong'are Okong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me, on the outset, to oppose this Bill. What we are looking at are the symptoms of the problems we have in this country. The problem of taking drugs in this country emanates from unemployment. These problems were not brought by the Jubilee Government. These are problems that we have been having since the KANU Government. The Jubilee Government is also adopting this. If the employment situation was to improve and our young men and women were to get jobs, then they would not have the idle time to drink. For instance, we were told that the Jubilee Government has created 700,000 jobs. I have not seen a list of the jobs they were talking about. We are supposed to be told the sectors where the jobs have been created. They should advertise any vacancies they have so that our youths and even those from my county can also apply. Youth who are idle should be told what to expect as they wait. Sometime ago, in 2012, an Act was enacted. We need to get findings of the existing Acts. Was the Act implemented to the letter? How far did it go? Is what we are seeking for in that Act so that we bring amendments? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have a Committee in this House which is supposed to engage the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). The KEBS should go deep into researching about the drinks which are being questioned so that when we come to the House, we debate from a point of research and information. This bureau consumes a lot of money. 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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