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    "id": 724239,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ichung’wah",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. You can hear the Hon. Member for Kiharu saying that I always fight with Hon. Midiwo on television. But on matters that touch on the people that I represent, I have no option but to close ranks with Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo and support him. A lot has been said by the Mover of the Bill on many issues that touch on this Bill. I was just sharing with Hon. Katoo and he reminded me of something that the Reverend who was preaching during the funeral of the late Hon. ole Ntimama said. He said that there are three ills that are destroying this country. They are negative ethnicity, corruption and betting. Hon. Katoo was telling me how the Reverend went ahead to enumerate how people were sleeping in their beds and from the comfort of their beds just betting on their phones and waiting to make Kshs100,000 or a million shillings. It is an evil thing just as I said in the earlier discussion on the point of order raised by the Chairman of the Committee. It is an evil that we must discuss as a country. I want to say for the record that I have friends who are in the business of gambling and engaging in online betting. The evils and the demerits of betting far outweigh the gains which a few people in this country are benefiting. I want to support the Mover that Members should read the contents of the Bill. That is because most of us are very quick at rushing to oppose it for the sake of it. Probably, they are opposing it because they do not like Hon. Midiwo who is the Mover. This Bill has content and is creating an authority. If we are regulating the matatu industry, why should we not regulate betting and gambling in this county? This Bill is creating an authority which will control and regulate this business in this country. There is absolutely nothing wrong with regulating a multi-billion shillings industry."
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