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    "id": 861903,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/861903/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndhiwa, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martin Owino",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Martin Peters Owino",
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    "content": "urge the House to adopt the Report so that we can be on the right side when it comes to the Protocol to outlaw illicit trade of tobacco. It should be on record that almost 11 per cent of the trade of tobacco - which is 460 billion cigarettes - across the globe is through illicit trade. That is denying countries over US$40 billion dollars. That is a lot of money. It is elusive to control structures which we have put in place as a nation to prevent this. As we all know, the burden of ill health on Kenyans, especially with regard to non-communicable diseases, is from this illicit trade. If the manufacturing, distribution and sale of tobacco products is not structured, even the underage children will have access to cigarettes. We should control the age of buying cigarettes as well. Also, when the illicit trade is going on, we lose revenue as has been said by other Members. Taxes are being undermined. You will also remember that other countries, including the European Union (EU), have signed this Protocol. These are big countries, which have showed the way. We cannot afford to be left behind. I urge the House to move fast since we have done our part as a Committee to ratify this Protocol to eliminate illicit trade on tobacco."
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