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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwangi",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Kamande Mwangi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance to contribute to this very important Bill. I would like to speak about these laws which are affecting NACADA. I come from an area or county where alcohol has affected most of our youth. When we were given permission to go and pour out that broth, we did it. But we still found out that we need to give our counties more powers so that they can licence bars and know the number of bars in each particular plot and town. That way, they will control the brewing and the drinking of illicit brews. The other issue is the problem of cancer that is facing this country. Today, as Hon. Wanjiru has said, we are from our constituency to bury one of our supporters and a great woman leader. Every day and week, we have been attending funerals of people affected by cancer. It is high time every county had its own cancer centre so that we can rescue the lives of our people who are dying in large numbers. Sometimes, we get irritated when we hear that the only dialysis machine which is at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has broken down. There are those who are on the queue and are waiting for 2017. Nobody with that deadly disease can wait that long. The Government needs to do something. We need to revolutionize and devolve this to make sure that we save our people. When you go to developed countries, they do not die because of cancer. However, here in Africa, our people are dying day in, day out. Something has to be done so that we can save lives. We should declare cancer a national disaster because it is now the highest killer in this country. The other issue is on duplication of projects. In our counties, you will see a situation where one road is being done by one body, but another body will come and pretend to be doing the same road. We should come up with a way of harmonizing all the Government agencies so that they can work together towards the betterment of the Kenyan mwananchi. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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