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    "id": 724162,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
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        "id": 1987,
        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I just want to request the House that since the Member for Matungu, Hon. Were, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, has made a good request that the Committee be given more time to come up with a good law which will be water tight and will cover everything, the best thing to do would be to give him that time. His Committee is composed of over 20 Members. I wonder why there is haste. There have been two attempts at this law. The other time, I said I smelt a rat. Why the haste now if there is a Committee that is committed to addressing this very important Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Bill? A Committee would do a better job than one or two people. There have been those attempts and I am appealing to Members of this House to be patient. We have worked before as a team and we will still work as a team. Can we resist these attempts to bring in some amendments at this time when the Committee, which is entrusted with that work, has not finalised? Once we bring these amendments, within a very short time, all these things will be watered down. Can we get time, finish and come up with a good law that will cover everything? Everybody knows that betting, lotteries and gaming is big business. Betting supports sports. It could also bring development and could be a big employer. There is a Departmental Committee in charge, but I wonder why attempts have been made every time in a bid to sort of side-step the Committee and bring amendments. I oppose this."
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