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    "speaker_name": "Hon Isaack",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I am the Member for Lafey and not Emuhaya. I would like to support this very important Bill. I have been one of the victims of betting and gaming. I remember in 1980, when I was a student in secondary school, I was brought to Parliament and as we were shopping around, we went to some place where there was a betting game called pata potea . I thought I would make a lot of money. I lost all my cash and I had to negotiate with my watch, which was very new. It was my first watch. I also lost my watch and at the end of the day I had nothing. I was almost crying. I support what the Hon. Member has said. It is, sometimes, very disturbing when you lose everything you have. In this context, gaming, lottery and betting should not be allowed in certain sectors of our society, particularly in schools, colleges and universities. The children have to study very hard. They have to use their time for very important things like studying instead of wasting it on lotteries and gaming. We should ensure that certain members of our society, like school and college students, do not participate because they will waste a lot of time and energy. If that provision is not in the law, we should bring amendments to include it. There are lots of financial transactions that take place in gaming and lotteries. The Government will earn revenue. This Bill has come to this House at the right time. These unscrupulous groups sometimes take away hard earned money from very innocent Kenyans. They easily get away with it because we do not have any regulations at all. I hope we will pass this Bill very fast, and that the President will assent to it. Also, because of the huge financial transactions that take place in lotteries and gaming, the companies that are responsible should give back to society in terms of social responsibility. I have been told that there are areas in the Coast region where betting is in the control of foreigners. The money they earn is sent back to foreign countries without giving anything to the societies in the areas they operate. They should also give back to society so that Kenyans in those areas can benefit. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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