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    "id": 724232,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/724232/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 184,
        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "means betting companies such as mCHEZA, betin and all others must open an account with a Kenyan bank and all their transactions must be known. That is because if it is a Kenyan Bank, the National Intelligence Service and Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will know of the transactions. We must know the movement of our money because that is what will prevent money laundering. In fact, it is for that reason that those people do not want us to debate this matter. This is why the Chairman of the betting body does not want us to debate it. How can he? Shame on him! Why would you not want the State to know where monies are kept? A few days ago, somebody was arrested in Mombasa by the Anti-Narcotics Squad. He had a Land Cruiser which was carrying several fuel tanks and one of them was his bank. When that vehicle was impounded and taken to a police station for inspection, one of the fuel tanks was found to be carrying Kshs18 million. Ordinarily, people thought that tanks were just fuel tanks. Recently, the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Modi, realized that so many people kept money in their houses and so, their economy was stifled. This matter was highlighted on Cable News Network (CNN) the day during the USA elections. He cancelled the big denominations and made them irrelevant. He said they could not work in the Indian economy. So, for you to hold big denominations in India, you have to go back to the bank and get small money. Those people were not banking in banks. The Indian economy now has cash. It does not have people holding monies in fuel tanks and under the bed. That is what this kind of thing is seeking to create. I plead with this House because what I am trying to do is well thought out. I am---"
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