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    "id": 1231134,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1231134/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Igembe North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius M’anaiba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity. I rise to support the Motion so that gambling can be regulated in this country. If you look at the vices vis-a-vis the advantages of gambling, you will realise that the negative effects of gambling are immense. That is why we should ensure that gambling and betting is regulated so that the young men and women, who are vulnerable to the rampant negative effects, are protected. Today, young families are breaking due to mistrust related to gambling because either the wife or the husband is immensely indulging in gambling. Many Kenyans, particularly the young ones, are greatly impoverished due to gambling. The insatiable lust and need for money is making many young people to think that through betting, they will become millionaires overnight. That is a wrong notion and thinking that has made people suffer due to gambling. The education sector is mostly affected. Today, many students in university are dropping out because they are deeply indulging in gambling. It is high time this House put in place measures to make sure that we contained betting for the prosperity of our young generation. Many school-going children have become vulnerable due to negative publicity done by media houses using very sweet and enticing words. They make them think that if you indulge in betting in one day or month, you will become a millionaire. There are a few who have benefited as has been alluded to. They use very sweet words and music to make sure that listeners are moved towards this kind of business, which is not rewarding as many people"
}