{"id":861921,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/861921/?format=json","text_counter":435,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Vihiga CWR, ANC","speaker_title":"Hon. (Ms.) Beatrice Adagala","speaker":{"id":13280,"legal_name":"Beatrice Kahai Adagala","slug":"beatrice-kahai-adagala-2"},"content":"the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products. First, I would like to congratulate the Chair of the Committee, Hon. Sabina Chege. I echo the sentiments of Hon. Millie Odhiambo who has said here that when women are given opportunity, they do excellent work. Therefore, I want to congratulate Hon. Sabina for the good work she has done concerning this Motion. This comes at a time like this when we are fighting diseases like cancer. I lost an uncle to tobacco related diseases. It has come at the right time. The 2012 Treaty approved the elimination of illicit trade in tobacco."}