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    "speaker_name": "Luanda, DAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dick Oyugi",
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    "content": "The Members of this House may not be culprits of this scheme of betting which, just like alcoholism and pornography, is very addictive. There is no way we can allow the vulnerable people to be exposed and used. They are so much exposed because radio stations offer a platform for interaction with their followers. As a result, the radio stations have moved on to register betting firms that are easy to access and so they induce the young and vulnerable people. This country suffers from great unemployment levels for persons between the ages of 21 to around 35 years. This group of people is very exposed and does not have a source of livelihood. They are almost hopeless because they cannot secure stable employment, but can only secure a stable source of income. Radio stations and betting companies keep inducing those people. They give them false hope that they will get some money. The challenge is some of the people betting are very young and use their parents’ or sibling’s phones so as to get some money. It is true; some of those companies give some small tokens to the said people who end up pumping the same money in drugs. Therefore, I rise to support this Motion and request the Hon. Member to research further and find out how we can structure the betting companies’ businesses in this country. There is no way a radio station can think of being a betting company and, at the same time, procure a pay bill number, which is not licensed under its name. For some time now, KRA has been searching on how to raise money in this country. Those stations raise a lot of money. I keep asking how much goes back to the country as tax. They receive too much money. I am sure those pay bills which are not registered in the same business are a source of income for them. Therefore, that money is exempted from taxation. The good Member would wish to dig deeper and find out how the country benefits from such schemes. Has KRA been able to net those people and ensure as they collect money, they equally pay taxes?"
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