{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=139824","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=139822","results":[{"id":1414641,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1414641/?format=json","text_counter":380,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Moyale, UPIA","speaker_title":"Hon. Prof. Guyo Jaldesa","speaker":null,"content":"For some of us who come from the border, we know that some of those drugs come from other countries; very strong alcohol and bhang that is destroying our young people. We need to come up with very strong concerted efforts to ensure that this menace does not continue ruining the population of this country. It is eating up our human power, both the young and old people. They are just lying in the streets setting very bad examples. We need to look for a way to control the consumption of those substances. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we need to control licensing of who and where alcohol is being sold. We need to regulate and control the consumption of alcohol. The young people should be given alternative ways of passing time. We need to develop sports and other time- consuming activities that are beneficial to them in every constituency."},{"id":1414642,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1414642/?format=json","text_counter":381,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Moyale, UPIA","speaker_title":"Hon. Prof. Guyo Jaldesa","speaker":null,"content":"With that, I support the Report."},{"id":1414643,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1414643/?format=json","text_counter":382,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Martha Wangari","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":13123,"legal_name":"Martha Wangari","slug":"martha-wangari"},"content":" Thank you. Member for Isiolo South, Hon. Bidu Tubi."},{"id":1414644,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1414644/?format=json","text_counter":383,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Isiolo South, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Bidu Mohamed","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I want to support the Report. The issue of alcohol and drug abuse is a big problem in every part of this country, including the arid lands, which never had that problem before. We do not know how those things come. Packaged drinks are going to every corner of this country, and we do not know exactly where they are coming from. The Government needs to dig deeper and evaluate whether those people are licensed and how they got their licences. It seems like whenever food is supplied to any part of the country, alcohol is also distributed. There are areas that never used to have alcohol and other substances. Those drugs are now finding their way to Kenya from other countries. It seems like this has been enabled by the security system. There is no way the drugs can be transported all the way from the border to my constituency, which is geographically located at the centre of the country. Alcohol is also transported from Nairobi all the way to arid and semi-arid lands. It is becoming a disaster."},{"id":1414645,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1414645/?format=json","text_counter":384,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Isiolo South, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Bidu Mohamed","speaker":null,"content":"The Government must look for ways of saving our young generation. Men and women are all caught up in this menace. We need to do something."},{"id":1414646,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1414646/?format=json","text_counter":385,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Isiolo South, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Bidu Mohamed","speaker":null,"content":"I support the Report. Thank you."},{"id":1414647,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1414647/?format=json","text_counter":386,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Martha Wangari","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":13123,"legal_name":"Martha Wangari","slug":"martha-wangari"},"content":" Thank you. Member for Kangema, Hon. Kihungi."},{"id":1414648,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1414648/?format=json","text_counter":387,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kangema, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Peter Kihungi","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the Report. The alcohol issue in Central Kenya is a menace. It is a big thing. Every family has a story of a person whom they have lost, or one who has become a zombie due to alcohol. As the Committee has reported, the Government should come in seriously."},{"id":1414649,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1414649/?format=json","text_counter":388,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kangema, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Peter Kihungi","speaker":null,"content":"I want to thank the President and his Deputy on the path they have taken. They have cancelled the licences of those who were manufacturing the second-generation alcohol. Previously, we have been focusing on those who are in the retail sector. If we do not deal with the manufacturers, we will never be able to manage that menace. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"},{"id":1414650,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1414650/?format=json","text_counter":389,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kangema, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Peter Kihungi","speaker":null,"content":"I was in the village for three days and I can attest that people are becoming sober. Our young men are working. This problem of substance use should be taken seriously by the Government. If our people remain unproductive, this country will not grow. We will continue spending a huge chunk of our resources on medication."}]}