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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. We have also said that a licensee shall not permit a person who is not a citizen of Kenya to engage in online gambling. I have also said that a licensee shall not remit monies collected out of gambling activities, including online gambling, to foreign nationals or countries. Under what circumstances are we funding Pearl City? Who authorizes the Kshs3billion to leave this country? How would Kenyan money leave this country and go to London to fund rich people? Those are some of the baffling things that are happening around us. We do not want to put those people out of business, but we want to put a law where there is none. Having said that, there is a bigger menace that Members of Parliament must help to stop through this Bill. The slot machines are not a joke. They are not licensed. They are in every street and corner in this country. If you give your child Kshs10 to go and buy paraffin in a shop, the first temptation is to put it in a slot machine with an expectation of multiplying that money. I have given this House a Bill and spoken about the part where I know most Members’ interest lies. However, what is affecting so many people in your constituencies--- Senator Mutahi Kagwe told me about it and how it is killing businesses in Nyeri. That has been addressed in Part I of this Bill. You must read and talk about it. Please, let us soberly debate this Bill. If I have said anything here which you are not agreeing to, please, bring it out so that we can debate. The Committee is still there. Let us come 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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