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    "id": 514291,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sang",
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        "id": 1309,
        "legal_name": "Leonard Kipkosgei Sang",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to congratulate my friend, hon. Kigo, for coming up with this Motion, which is very important. It is not good to see Kenyans consuming alcohol in large numbers. This is creating a lot of problems not only in urban areas, but also in rural areas. It is unfortunate that the statistics are there that 2.2 million Kenyans are addicted to alcohol. I do not know what hon. Kigo will do with regard to issues of rehabilitation in connection to the fact that 2.2 million Kenyans are addicted to alcohol. It is my wish that the number of Kenyans who are addicted to alcohol will come down. It is also very unfortunate that the disposal of alcohol containers is not being regulated. You see alcohol containers everywhere. This has contributed so much to issues of illicit brews. It is time that hon. Kigo and ourselves came up with legislation to regulate the disposal of containers and recycling, so that we do not expose our children to alcohol abuse. It is unfortunate that the effect of alcohol on health cannot be over- emphasized. It has affected a good number of Kenyans. We have issues of liver and kidney problems as well as malfunctioning families. Hon. Kigo has come up with a document that shows the number of Kenyans who have died from 1998 to date. It is very sad. Those people include some from our constituencies and the numbers are not captured here. Kenyans are dying from drugs and alcohol abuse."
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