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    "id": 1348027,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marsabit County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Naomi Waqo",
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    "content": "among our people, and for those who are practising this to enjoy, we can only put this into practice. In as much as gambling is considered a demerit good, its regulation brings forth some advantages to Kenya. One of the main highlights of the Bill, is that it seeks to provide an avenue for the generation of essential revenue for the Government. Clause 45 of the Bill provides for the payment of gambling tax, which will be at 15 per cent of the gross gambling revenue and which funds shall be remitted to the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund. The net effect of this will be positive, because through that revenue, many people such as artists, people practising sports and young people who are talented in different ways will be able to transform their lives. Today, we have many people who are negatively affected by drugs because drug addiction is quite high due to lack of jobs. Rehabilitation centres will be built, people will be counselled and rehabilitated and maybe we can even come up with a proposal where all the people who are rehabilitated can be given some seed money so that they can go and begin better lives by doing small businesses so that they can improve their lives. Because of that, we need to support this Bill so that it can have that positive impact on our people. For those who will be registering and have licences, it is good for them to give back to the society. This is an area where those people who do not have a lot are engaged in because they believe in creating their wealth through this way and, therefore, invest a lot. Let the people who will be licensed give back to society by going back to the communities to improve their lives, support the poor, vulnerable people like orphans and institutions that take care of vulnerable children in our midst. Another key aspect of the Bill is that it provides measures to mitigate the harm associated with gambling. These measures include public sensitisation, self-exclusion, enforcement against illegal gambling, promotion of responsible gambling, advertisement restriction and criminalisation of gambling by young persons. Further, the Bill proposes stricter measures to mitigate issues related to gambling addiction. The Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture has had enough interactions with stakeholders. Submissions have been made. Different ministries such as the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and others have participated and given their views. The Committee has considered this and I take note that gambling…"
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