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    "id": 680864,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/680864/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1987,
        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
        "slug": "francis-mwanzia-nyenze"
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    "content": "Let me say that this is a very timely Motion and I have changed my position after consultation. Gambling has broken so many families. It has contributed a lot to even the strikes that we have seen in schools because children are given school fees and instead of going to pay, they spend it on gambling and they do not have anywhere to go. Most likely, they cause trouble, so that they do not reach schools. It could be contributing to the burning of schools. This timely Motion will help Kenya. In developed economies, gambling has contributed to an increase in tax revenue because they have a lot of control and laws are in place. They do not get into the dangers that we get into. In gambling, there is always a loss and the loss does not come just because of loss of money. People live on false hope that they will win something and they end up spending all the money they have. That wrecks families because if a man or woman who is the breadwinner gets into gambling, they lose money and get into problems. We have also lost productivity. When people engage in gambling, they do not engage in productive work like farming and industry. For developing countries like Kenya, gambling should be controlled. This Motion has come at the right time and I support it. Gambling increases crime, fraud, theft, domestic violence and even suicide. It works hand in hand with money laundering. So, gambling has not helped any country. There are some cities like Macau in China where gambling contributes quite a large amount of money to taxes, but we have never seen any country that has developed through taxes from gambling. At some point, we have to bring some amendments because there are Committees in this House. The reason why Hon. Duale was attacking me directly is because he put himself in that Committee. He knows I am against gambling. Let us reconstitute that Select Committee or we give this work to a Departmental Committee which is devoid of House leadership. Gambling has a lot of money and I do not want to impute improper motives on my colleagues. I want Members to think about this. I am an old man who can give advice and it is good for the young legislators to listen. I can smell a rat."
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