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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kabando wa Kabando",
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    "content": "going to invest more in Mombasa in terms of the rehabilitation of the youth. He is actually engaging both the county government and the national Government security officers on the ground. If there is something that the President is appreciated for within the Mt. Kenya region where I come from, then it is his singular directive to mobilise his troops. He engaged Members of Parliament to go on the ground and work with the MCAs, the County Commissioners, the Deputy County Commissioners, the chiefs and assistant chiefs in order to deal with the question of illicit brew and dangerous drugs. It is because he realized that we are dealing with a generation that is in serious peril. It is a generation that has been put on the margins economically. We know of the presence of drugs in schools and in shopping centres. That presents a danger to our youth. NACADA was on the spot when we went to State House. The President had hosted us after we decried the escalation of the danger of illicit brew and drugs in our region. We made a request as leaders from the Mt. Kenya region to meet him. I remember there was even a unanimous demand from Members of Parliament from Mt. Kenya region that NACADA should be disbanded. The President, because of his respect for institutions, was very reluctant to do so. It is upon him to respect institutions and so, he would not make that declaration. However, he indicated that all was not well and that was accepted. When we went to the ground, the President tracked us. I remember him even calling us when he was out of the country to check on our progress. This challenge is still on the ground and, more so, in Mukurweini. Even two weeks ago, my Deputy County Commissioner had a serious meeting with the MCAs and chiefs in a certain village because people who are being arrested are being released by courts. Last week on Thursday, we had a meeting where we made a courageous statement that if the Judiciary is going to be the stumbling block to the fight against dangerous drugs and illicit brew, we will face it politically. A generation cannot be extinguished because of the greed of certain institutions. Lt. Col. (Rtd) Julius Ayub Githiri, with his seriousness and impeccable professional credentials, comes at the right time. He will bring sanity to NACADA because all has not been well at that agency. He is bestowed with the obligation to ensure that dangerous drugs and illicit brews being made by people who have more greed than Satan himself, are done away with. Those people are not human; they only want to make money at the expense of the livelihoods of the young people of this country. Indeed, the appointment of Ayub Githiri comes at the right time. The President has made the right choice. He has our support. Those who have known Julius Ayub Githiri know that he is capable of cracking the whip, particularly at the secretariat so that it stops being a citadel of extortion. He will stop those who extract profits from that irregular business. Some have been unhappy with us and have even taken us to court. Members of Parliament, particularly from the Central Kenya Parliamentary Group, have been sued by some of the people who have been getting rich from the illegal business. However, wealth without humanity is nothing to celebrate about. We love business and we are enterprising, but we want our youth to be secure and our country to be safe. I congratulate Lt. Col. (Rtd) Julius Ayub Githiri and I thank the President for that astute and necessary choice. I support."
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