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"content": "In South Coast, for example, they come and build some Makutis and we end up going there as tourist and pay them a lot of money. They then end up flying out and pay money to their accounts yet the country makes nothing out of it. As a Parliament, we can do better. Let us discuss the future of our country, we have an opportunity. We happen to be here at the opportune moment and we are not antagonising anybody. There are some of our sisters and brothers partaking of this money but we are saying please, let us make the environment well for you so that even Wanjiku can benefit. Hon. Speaker, what is interesting about this gambling menace is the statistics that I have read over and over. It shows that only 2.4 per cent of people who win gambling money have ever been successful. This is because half the time, the money you win goes back to that same channel because it is addictive. When you win Kshs1 million you now think you will get Kshs100 million and hence you go in there and gamble it back because you make it a career. Hon. Speaker, allow us to make laws like you have allowed us today – Let us attempt. I have been here long enough to say you may not always succeed, but bringing out the facts is a good thing. We as a Parliament, and I have said through the Committee of Labour and Social Welfare as the Speaker has ordered, are willing to engage them. What is not killing Kenyans we cannot discard. However, to say; “ Hii tunaangusha” is very annoying. Hon. Speaker, a licensee who offers online gambling activities without being registered as a body corporate commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than Kshs10 million which will go to the State or in default, the CEO of the licensee shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not less than 50 years. Stop killing our children! You cannot do that service here. When we do not license you or if you are a foreigner then you should stop killing our kids. That is how a good law will stop people from doing what is happening currently in this country. Hon. Speaker, a licensee who offers online gambling activities while not fully owned by Kenyan citizens commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than Kshs15 million or in default the CEO of that outfit shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not less than 15 years. That is what will deter people who think Kenya is a place you can come in and be a billionaire in a second. Hon. Speaker, a licensee shall not permit a person to participate in online gambling unless that person is registered as a player and has opened a player’s account with an authorized financial institution. In London, England and Great Britain where online betting happens, that is the scenario and that is where I got that clause from. If Hon. David wants to gamble for example, then he must say my account is with Equity Bank. He should make it known and the State can audit it if it wants. He cannot conduct shenanigans with it. He cannot do hunky punky with whatever he is doing. His account cannot be misused. That is a good thing. We are borrowing from international best practices. The licensee shall maintain an account with an authorised financial institution into which it shall pay all money relating to online gambling activities. This 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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