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    "id": 1580532,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1580532/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Gilgil, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martha Wangari",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I appreciate the Chairperson. I am aware that it has been a very busy period, as you indicated last week. I have been patient regarding this statement. I appreciate the preliminary report and the fact that the Chairperson has committed to meeting BCLB. For now, as I await the comprehensive statement, I would like to add the following: When this matter was raised on the Floor of the House, there was a noticeable reduction in gambling advertisements on radio stations following some form of directive. My question is this: Was that action a knee-jerk reaction or based on policy? Will the advertisements return? Do we need a legal framework? These are issues the Committee may consider exploring when they meet BCLB. Casinos do not typically advertise. People know where to find them, and they will just go there. However, Aviator and similar phone-based games are heavily advertised. Parents are staking Ksh50, Ksh30; children are gambling away their school money. Families are breaking down, and we are hearing of people who are committing suicide. The problem lies in the micro and small-scale gambling, especially on radio, notably vernacular stations. I say this having followed the Kikuyu vernacular stations myself. A song cannot play for three minutes without being interrupted by a gambling advertisement, especially the one that is promoting Aviator. I urge the Committee to investigate thoroughly and establish a legal and policy position regarding the advertising on radio, media and the internet. Let us protect our population. I look forward to the Committee providing a substantive statement upon our return. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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