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    "content": "of problems because we do not prosecute our problems properly. I do not understand why somebody would sell alcohol and kill very many people and yet you do not hear of him being punished. In other countries, people would be hanged for being responsible for the loss of many lives. While we appreciate this legislation, we must also look into other areas. We know that this nation has lost one or two generations through alcohol. It pains me and everybody else to see pictures on television of young men being dragged on the streets in rural areas while drunk. It pains me to see women demonstrating and saying that their husbands are not useful under the blankets or between the sheets. You know what I mean. That is to say that a whole generation has been lost. As we speak now, many young men are being recruited into alcoholism simply because as leaders we have not, in addition to legislation, put other measures to reduce consumption of alcohol. The rule of “over 18” is very critical. Very many young people are taking alcohol. In many foreign countries – all of us have travelled and know – any person suspected to be below 18 is required to produce an identity card or a driving licence to prove that he is of age to drink or buy alcohol. However, in our situation, if you pop into a shop and give money, you are sold alcohol and nobody cares. I am outlining that to show that in addition to legislation, we need to do more. We passed a law, I remember, during the Ninth Parliament, on the issue of packaging. We said that any alcohol that was packaged in anything less than the quarter was outlawed. I do not know what has happed to that law. I do not know whether it still exists. Today, if you visit matatu termini, you will find touts with the sachets in their pockets. If you visit some schools, you will find students with the sachets. What has happened? This is because we do not implement the laws even when they exist. The law that prohibits selling alcohol near learning institutions has always been there."
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