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    "id": 514242,
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kazungu Muzee",
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    "content": "First of all, let me thank the Mover, hon. Kigo, for this well-timed Motion. Alcohol and drug abuse has been discussed here on the Floor of the House and the situation is dire. Urgent measures need to be taken to ensure that this country not only confronts the issue of alcoholism, but also the issue of safe disposal of containers. Some of them may contain alcohol that our youth and the people of Kenya may continue to consume and that becomes a health hazard. It is an issue that the country needs to confront. My focus on this Motion is this: There is need for NACADA and the Government to ensure that there are targeted campaigns in all constituencies. NACADA has county representatives, but they need to cascade further down to constituencies and have targeted campaigns. That will ensure the youth and the people of Kenya get the message. We have just heard that while NACADA and hon. Mututho used to be focused and passionate on this, there is a sense in which we do not see much of that happening on the ground. So, part of that will be looked into to ensure that we give enough money to NACADA. They may say that they have the zeal and will to do the work, but they do not have adequate financial capacity. I just met them last month when I went to sit down with hon. Mututho. In Malindi, we have the problem of alcoholism and drug abuse, which I wanted him to address. However, he is handicapped because he does not have the finances to help us with the campaigns or build rehabilitation centres which would be helpful. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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