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    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/75750/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, today, I am talking about “The Threat of International Narcotics Trade to Kenya.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir it is with a very heavy heart that I rise to address this House this afternoon. Over the years, we have prided ourselves as a healthy State that is the business hub of the region and an emerging economy on the Continent. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has warned that drug trafficking and transnational organized crimes increasingly pose a serious threat to international security in different regions of the world. Today, I want to inform this House that beneath the veneer of tranquility, there is an internal decay taking place in the country as a result of serious and organized crime that has largely gone unpunished. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the aspect of organized crime that worries us most is drug trade and use in the country. Both national and international agencies concur that drug trafficking is on the increase in Kenya. NACADA has indicated to us that abuse of alcohol and other drugs including narcotic drugs has permeated every sphere of society in Kenya. Alcohol consumption is at an all time high. Nationally, 13 per cent of persons aged between 15 years and 65 years are current consumers of alcohol. The highest consumption is in Nairobi and the Coast provinces at 19 per cent while the lowest is in North Eastern Province at less than 1 per cent. Owing to its availability and lower cost, bang has also become a drug of choice. Close to 1 per cent of the population smoke bang . The highest consumption is recorded in Coast Province at 2.3 per cent followed by Nyanza Province at 1.4 per cent. The lowest consumption is in Western Province with 0.3 per cent. Mr. Speaker, Sir, of particular worry is the entry into our nation of the big and hard drugs whose devastation is complete and mostly irreversible, that is, heroine."
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