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    "content": "(15) If any conservative figure of one million gamblers out of the many millions of Safaricom subscribers played the lottery per day, a colossal sum of Kshs50 million would accrue to Safaricom in a day raking-in some gross Kshs3 billion in the 60 days that each phase of the lottery lasts. (16) THAT, in contrast to the huge earnings by Safaricom, the prizes offered to the brainwashed and exploited poor Kenyans do not amount to much although they are very attractive to the desperate struggling and deprived Kenyans who are the lotteries main target group and catchment class. (17) THAT, the lottery is not being run for charitable purposes whereas the law requires that a specified proportion of greater than 25 per centum but not more than 45 per centum of the gross proceeds is devoted to the object for which the lottery is promoted. (18) THAT, there is a direct correlation between the cash crunch being experienced in Kenya today with the vast amount of money which Safaricom Limited has mopped up and repatriated from the Kenyan economy. (19) THAT, since the money is repatriated in hard currencies there is also a direct correlation of the removal of the money from the Kenyan economy with the fall in value of the Kenyan Shilling against the US Dollar, the Euro and the Sterling Pound. (20) THAT, in a related development, Safaricom is promoting the emergence of a cashless economy through its Lipa Na Mpesa and similar campaigns. (21) The cashless payment systems are mopping up money from circulation in the economy and concentrating it in one place under the control of Safaricom. (22) Within a short time, the foreign controlled Safaricom will be in the all powerful position where it can hold the Kenyan economy hostage. (23) The time has come for the Government of Kenya to intervene and save both the Kenyan people and the Kenyan economy from imminent calamity. (24) THAT, my attempt to get relief from the communication authority, the competition authority and the Betting Control Board has been unfruitful. (25) None of the issues raised in this petition are pending in any court of law, constitutional or any other legal body. Therefore, your humble petitioner prays that the honourable Senate of the Republic of Kenya urgently inquires into the matter demanding all disclosures with a view of holding Safaricom accountable for its unfair, detrimental practices and activities which are crippling both the people and the economy of the Republic of Kenya. Thank you."
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