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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "The Bill that hon. Mututho brought to this House, which was passed into law, is the one that contributed to him not being re-elected to Parliament. It is the brewers, especially, who have used their position to influence that Mr. Mututho does not get elected to Parliament again. I want to agree with my colleague, Harrison Kombe, who has said that there is case which has been in court for over 15 years and yet, it has not been determined. Under the Bill of rights, it is indicated very clearly that the courts need to expedite cases so that if I am charged in a court of law within reasonable time, I should be cleared or sentence passed. This case, which has been in existence forever, should not be used as the basis to deny a passionate person who wants us to have a clean society and young people given an opportunity by prohibiting drinking and use of drugs. The Report states clearly that Mr. Mututho is qualified in all aspects with the exception of that small little case. Mututho deserves an opportunity to clean this country by stopping this menace of illicit drugs and brews. The control of those substances has been left to the administration. However, enforcement has become part and parcel of the cartel because they go there to collect a lot of money from the brewers and drug peddlers. They do not even take any action. Mututho needs to be given an opportunity to work in NACADA. The former Permanent Secretary, I cannot remember his name, did a very good job. I think Mututho will do ten times what Mr. Kaguthi did in the past. With those few remarks, I am opposing the Report unless it is amended to give Mututho an opportunity to serve as the Chairman."
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