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    "speaker_name": "Mwea, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mary Maingi",
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    "content": "place bets come from regular school fees and money given as loans from the Higher Educations Loans Board (HELB). Youths are now dropping out of school because of lack of school fees, which is a devastating thing. With regard to the elderly, I have heard on radio and read in newspapers that people bet publicly. On Sunday, I heard a young person on radio lamenting that he had bought six goats worth Ksh76,000 just to keep his elderly parents engaged. However, the mother sold all the goats to get money for gambling. Hon. Deputy Speaker, this betting is breaking up families and is causing a lot of strain in families. I urge that this industry should not go unchecked. If this industry is checked, we can have the Ksh169.1 billion placed on these bets, circulated within our Kenyan economy and in turn this money can be used for investments and growing of other sectors. With those few remarks, I urge the Hon. Member for Elgeyo Marakwet County, Hon. Caroline Ng’elechei to second. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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