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    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I did not make the statement in bad faith. This is a very serious issue even in business practice. Some companies pay taxes while others do not. It is discriminatory that some companies are given undue advantage over others. I join my colleagues in saying that it is a very serious issue. We need to be sober on this because we are losing a generation. We are currently fighting against alcohol and drug abuse, and teenage pregnancies. We now have to deal with gambling. Every day, there is something new coming up in our society. It will become a very serious matter. Unless we do serious consultations and establish regulations and controls, this country will end being like some countries that we see where there are issues of murder and shootings every day. I urge Members that if we are to save this country, we must save our youth. We must speak out against this vice in one voice. Gambling needs to be seriously regulated. We have to address issues associated with gambling such as stealing and the poor performance of our children in schools. This is a very important Motion. We need to implement it. I am sure that Hon. Maina will look into that. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, because through this Motion and many others like the ones we have discussed this morning, we will be able to save our future generations."
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