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    "id": 724866,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/724866/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also wish to make a brief comment on this. The Petition has asked that we decriminalize and legalize the plant. We must be aware that there are many varieties of this plant. There is a lot of research that is going on, on this. If we look at the regulations that deal with narcotic drugs in Kenya at the moment, the level of information that we are having on these drugs is extensive. It is important not only to legalise but to look at the entire regulations that guide all narcotic substances, particularly in view of the nature of the population that we have. It is quite in order that this Petition is here. We will look at all its aspects in terms of regulations; whether we decriminalize or not. It is a question of how we look at the by- products of the plant. The Senator has said this is a weed that grows everywhere and, therefore, we do not need to decriminalize it. We are more concerned about the products of this plant when they have been processed. This is where regulations must be put in place, based on research which is emerging at the moment. I support that this Petition is rightly here. Being a Member of the Committee on Health, we advise that we also be involved in looking at it."
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