{"id":706740,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/706740/?format=json","text_counter":164,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Wetangula","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":3036,"legal_name":"Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula","slug":"timothy-wanyonyi-wetangula"},"content":"What the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has achieved so far since it came into place, is very little because as it is, there is something missing. Either it is financing or the political will that will enable them to operate and deal with the menace. Now that the former Chairman has already left, we are putting so much on the new Chairman’s shoulders and we are expecting that he will come up with measures that will deal with alcohol and drug abuse in our country. Most of us who represent urban constituencies have been confronted with this monster that is consuming our youngsters. Children as young as 13 years have completely lost it. They are not in school. They are just languishing on the roads as early as 10.00 a.m. We are losing a generation of youngsters that are supposed to be the future of this country. As a country, we must confront this issue with the seriousness it deserves."}