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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "that goes into the backers of taxation in the counties, because that would also be tantamount to double taxation. I would wish that we just come up with legislation that allows counties to look for those specific gambling activities, specific areas of gambling and specific taxation that is county-level orientated. It goes to specific services, after which you do not take it to the entire CRF at the county to deal with the entire revenue issue. As a national law, I can assure you, having looked at the impact of gambling in countries that have made strides, countries that have got both the fortitude, not just the mental fortitude, but social fortitude to deal with the vices of gambling like the United States, countries in Europe and China, having looked at the infrastructure that they have put in place to ensure that gambling does not collapse their countries, we cannot afford to see this Bill pass in this House. I will work very hard. I know there are some Senators here who are very solid in terms of championing for, you know, being able to whip people around. I see Sen. Cherarkey in the House. We will work together to make sure that we mobilise ourselves against this Bill, so that we make sure that gambling as a vice does not percolate in our society. Otherwise, you will start seeing with, you know, these Gen Zs that we are now seeing, not having employment opportunities. They will find that gambling is the only option that they must go to, and they are going into that gambling without money. They do not have the money. They will start borrowing from Peter, Tom and John to go and gamble with that money. More frustrations will come in when they have failed, because the truth is that out of the people who gamble, not a big percentage of those who enter any bid end up winning that bid that they have entered. It means that when you have got a swath of young people who do not have employment, economic opportunities and opportunity for income generation, you leave them in trouble by allowing them to have the alternative as only gambling. I strongly oppose this Bill. I hope that my fellow colleagues will join me in making sure that it does not pass in this House. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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