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    "id": 1233284,
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    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": "has said, young people use school fees for gaming. They always hope that they will bet and in turn get a lot more money. Many parents have been called to school to be told that they have not cleared school fees. Even as we talk now, I am sure there are young people somewhere betting. They have already arrived there. Betting should not be a source of living for people. They need to be told that it is not something that you can bank your future on. It is true that betting has supported young people in sports. We have to appreciate and look at it both ways. What we also need to resolve is that any company that is doing betting must have a social corporate programme aimed at transforming parts of this country. In any case, they rake in a lot of money. You will realise there is a way in which the interest they charge is higher than what they give members. So, as we talk about this, we want the Government to crack the whip on drugs, streamline betting, and bodaboda riders. This is their way of earning a livelihood so it should be made more enticing and orderly. They need not be harassed. They should know they are on duty and when in office they should have decorum. The NTSA and the Ministry responsible for betting must come up with policies that work and prevent addiction. Just like the way one drinks and becomes addicted, there is addiction of going to the casinos. I have read the Motion. The Member wishes that the Ministry and other agencies should regulate the running of lotteries and any other form of betting. Also, in the Motion, he talks about Kenyans getting addicted to this form of gambling that has led to students leaving school and parents wondering what to do. Children become very violent when they realise they do not have money. A youth who is addicted to drugs is similar to one addicted to gambling. When he does not have money, he will do anything to get it. So, I wish parents would look at all these issues and talk to their children. We have left most of our roles to the church to play. I do not know why we have decided the world should teach our children. The church has said, just like our Muslim brothers and sisters, that we should never allow our children to gamble. As Christians we have to start telling our children that gambling is not the right way of life and they should appreciate that. This is something we have to do knowing very well we have taken a while to arrest it. We need an all-inclusive and holistic approach towards the issue of betting just like we have been doing with alcoholism. Betting is not a hobby or a way of life. Hon. Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to support. 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."
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