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    "id": 686713,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/686713/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Makenga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1650,
        "legal_name": "Richard Makenga Katemi",
        "slug": "richard-makenga-katemi"
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. This is an important and a timely Bill. It is coming at a time when the betting, lottery and gaming industry is growing fast in this country. The Government must have a way of regulating and streamlining this business to ensure that we generate revenue from it. Betting is growing fast. Companies like SportPesa came in just recently but they are doing very well. We need to ensure that the Government maximises on tax collection. It is important to note that betting is a game that is associated with rich people. Sometimes when I visit casinos, I find so many foreigners gaming. If the Government comes up with a way of ensuring that taxation is maximised, then this country will get a lot of money. Foreigners come into the country once in a while and visit casinos. We can get more money from that industry. The taxation proposal is good because the industry must be regulated. There is need to protect Kenyan citizens from corrupt people who masquerade as consultants and extort money from wananchi after lying to them that they can bet for them. Strict laws should be in place to stop people who masquerade as consultants. There should be no consultants in betting. That is an open extortion of vulnerable people. The Betting and Gaming Licensing Board should not be restrictive to investors who want to start that business in Kenya. The Government can earn more from people who are willing to place their money to bet. Since Kenya is a liberalised economy, we should not have a few licensed people because there is no criterion for denying others the opportunity to venture in the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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