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    "id": 1350223,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "West Mugirango, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Stephen Mogaka",
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    "content": " I thank you very much for the opportunity to contribute. I support. This law seeks to regulate a one-time very small sector of our economy; it started off as the Kenya Charity Sweepstake. A small racecourse betting against horses has since grown to a multibillion sector. It is a very important sector that the country must regulate. This law comes in handy and timeously to regulate an industry that is otherwise attracting a very big population of this country. In the previous regulatory regime, Government used to second officers to go and oversee activities in lotteries and betting premises and casinos. I am happy we are instituting a board that will coordinate this sector nationally. I recall that after devolution, some counties attempted to make laws to regulate this industry. The courts ruled that this was a national Government function and, therefore, disallowed counties from legislating and creating laws to regulate this sector. I am extremely happy that the National Assembly has risen to the occasion to bring a national law that will virtually apply countrywide. 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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