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    "id": 465813,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Iringo",
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "trying to purport. We have also put into place a programme on how to proceed with this matter. I would like to tell this House that the reports we have been receiving, especially from various quarters have not been conclusive as it has been said. Some institutions have come to us and said that they are not ready with the information that we require. Others say that they need time to prepare the report. We are giving them time so that they can give the same conclusive reports which we can use. We have been calling NACADA. They appeared before the Committee today and they were not ready with information. We have also been calling other institutions. Let NACADA bring the report where it classified miraa as a drug so that we can incorporate it with the other information that we have. We should not take it as the gospel truth once NACADA has said that miraa is a drug. The former Chairman of NACADA came to Maili Tatu in Meru when the Deputy President visited the place. He said that they have not classified miraa as a drug. However, when he goes to his office, they say it is a drug. Let them bring a report to the Committee to that effect and we will look at it. The issue of miraa should be taken as pertinent and very fundamental. We are not talking of chewing miraa as a drug and forgetting its cultural background. Let us not forget the economic aspects of this commodity. Looking at miraa as a drug only would be misleading this House and the country. We would be putting a whole community into jeopardy, in that 90 per of the livelihood of the million people from my home area is dependent on miraa . So, we cannot condemn miraa as a drug without carrying out proper investigations into the matter and come up with proper evidence. Tobacco is grown in this country. Many people die from cancer---"
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