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    "id": 1233307,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1233307/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Moiben, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Phylis Bartoo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion on betting on behalf of the constituents of Moiben. Gambling should be regulated because it is one of the worst sources of income. In my many years in Kenya, I am yet to find millionaires who have benefited from betting. I am yet to see a sizeable percentage of Kenyans who have benefited from betting. It should be regulated. The Betting Control and Licensing Board has a huge task ahead of it. We are yet to feel its work on the ground as far as betting is concerned. It needs to be more robust and strongly regulate this industry which has become a menace in Kenya. We are almost becoming a country which is raising a generation of youth who are gamblers. Somebody said that it is not just the youths who are gambling, but also their parents. Unfortunately, it is the youth who are the most affected. Specifically, when sports betting was introduced in early 2000, the youth found ways of making money through gambling. The way gambling is advertised is very enticing to an extent that some youth have decided to just sit and lose creativity. We have a bunch of youths who are no longer creative. They just believe in the gambling process as a source of livelihood and avenue to make them instant millionaires. The gambling business is camouflaged as a big investment yet nobody has benefited from it."
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