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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 184,
        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, this Bill is in two parts. The part which I think has elicited a lot of interest is the part I want to deal with because the people who are interested are seated here. There is the other part which I will deal with a bit later. That other part is the one that is allowing gambling in every street corner, such that without amendments, it will be interesting to see who will oppose the Bill in totality and let people gamble everywhere. One day last year, I went to the Kisumu Airport and the taxi men were sitting in a field somewhere doing some stuff. People could not even get taxis because, I think, there was an interesting game going on. When I came here the other day, they told me that they understood what I was saying, notwithstanding that there are police officers at the airport and there is law which says you cannot gamble in public. This House must get interested. I want to plead with you, now that you have ordered that this thing will go on for a while, and ask my colleagues to, please, take their time and read what it is that we are trying to do. This part that people are interested in will happen whether we like it or not. Even if we do not do it today, even if I am not here in about six months, I will talk to the new Members to do it. About 75 per cent of us will not be here. So, it is interesting. You can defeat it now. It will see the light of the day this year. The new Members will make it a big issue. I do not know if I will be here. I am just speaking a fact. About 80 per cent, as my leader says--- Part V of this Bill is on online gambling. We are trying to put a law where there is nothing. There is really nothing that controls online gambling. How I wish my colleagues would just recognise that it is our responsibility to put a law, especially where Kshs1 billion is collected a day. Clause 55(b) defines how that online gambling is done. It says: 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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