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    "id": 530743,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Dido",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. First of all, I want to thank hon. Kigo Njenga for this Motion. Looking at the categories of clean countries, Kenya does not feature anywhere. The major thing that strikes visitors in this country is the heaps of garbage that they come across. Although the Motion talks about alcohol containers that are dumped in many places within the country, we must go beyond NACADA to involve organizations like the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and the Liquor Licensing Boards. The bigger picture is the death of institutions. That is why the country is decaying. Ours is one of the few countries where people earn a living from dumpsites. That should not be the case. A dumpsite is a health hazard and must be managed by a waste management authority rather than individuals who make a living out of it. I come from a constituency where not many people take alcohol but with time, because of alcohol containers being thrown all over, youngsters may experiment by trying to suck out the little beer that remains in bottles and plastic containers. In the process, they may acquire new habits and learn that getting intoxicated is good. They will eventually feel like purchasing alcohol. The major problem is that such drinks are labelled “Not for sale to persons under the age of 18 years,” but since there is no enforcement of the law, drinks are availed to all. We have availability of cheap drinks and making of illicit brews; where law enforcement agents collude with brewers to avail drinks to underage people and this has complicated the situation. I want to confirm that in my constituency I have not seen the presence of NACADA, especially in the area of enforcement and preaching of how bad drugs and consumption of alcohol are. Through Motions and Bills, we should be able to have the foot prints of these authorities on the ground to ensure enforcement of the law. This Motion goes beyond alcohol to address many other problems that we are facing, as a developing country. We have the youth, who need to be in gainful employment. In the absence of employment, indulgence in cheap dangerous drinks has become the order of the day. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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