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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Onyura",
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        "legal_name": "Michael Aringo Onyura",
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    "content": "Thank you, for giving me this opportunity. I would also like to support this Motion. The Committee that dealt with this matter has given him a very good Report. I flipped through the Report and realized that Lt. Col. (Rtd.) Julius Githiri has very good qualifications. He rose through the ranks in the army and retired occupying a fairly senior position. We know that to rise to that kind of position in the army means that one has exhibited diligence and leadership qualities. It also means that he has a lot of potential. I am also happy to note that he is the Chairman of my residents association. I know that the committee of our residents association has been doing a very good job over the last couple of years. So, I am sure that given a chance, he will transfer some of those leadership skills and qualities that he has garnered in various places to NACADA. This is a very important job, particularly in the times that we live in. Drug abuse is a big problem. That is something that affects all families, both from the lowly to the most affluent. They are faced with problems of drug abuse. Our youth get derailed because of it. I think it is not so much an issue of law enforcement. I hope that the good Colonel will look at it the way I am doing. I think it has more to do with education and awareness as opposed to policing. In order to be effective, it is most advisable that they involve all the stakeholders and work with them fairly closely. We should work with the schools, churches, parents, parents’ associations and youth organizations. That is because in order to curb drug abuse and drug-related problems, awareness and education play an important role. There is something that surprised me as I was flipping through the pages of the Report. During the public participation exercise, nobody came up to give their comments. This surprised me. I was just wondering why that was the case. Is it because the public did not see the advertisement? Perhaps, we could learn something about public participation from the Frequency Modulation (FM) stations. Whenever I tune in to those FM stations, whatever topic that is up for discussion is very well contributed to and very well participated in."
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