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    "id": 1402592,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank colleagues who took the time to speak to this very important Bill. This is an important industry, and I must mention that Sen. Sifuna decided to take my comments out of context yesterday when I said that I do not understand gambling. He decided to say that I am moving a Bill that I have no idea what it is about. Of course, he chose to misinterpret my comments, but I am sure the only thing that he knows better than me in that industry is how to place a bet. Beyond that, we are the same. As I explained, this is a very complex industry, in which many of our young people find themselves engaged in one way or the other. It is important because in this House, apart from being leaders, many of us are also parents. Some of us have children the age of Sen. Sifuna and I, and they are Members of this House. So, we must pass legislation that secures the prosperity of our future generations. Therefore, I am particularly impressed that the setting up of this authority, as many colleagues did agree, will help to curtail bad betting and gambling behaviors that are creeping into our society. I am extremely glad also that many of my colleagues who spoke on this matter agreed that they shall be sponsoring amendments about particularly two issues that I raised. One is on the fines for violations of various provisions of this Bill, which we all agree was too low to force compliance at Kshs1 million. The Second was to conform the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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