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    "id": 724244,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ichung’wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "Sorry, Hon. Speaker. I wish to second this Bill. Now, that you have allowed me, there is something very critical in this Bill which I had highlighted on the question of young people. Clause 9(5A) states: “(1) A person shall not hold a licence or permit issued under this Act, if that person- (a) is a young person; (b) is a public officer; (c) is listed on the register of excluded persons; (d) is a family member of a person who is a member or employee of the Board; (e) is bankrupt; (f) is not a fit and proper person to be involved in the business concerned; (g) is subject to an order of a competent court holding that person to be mentally unfit or deranged; or (h) has been convicted of the offence of economic crimes under the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act.” My particular concern is in the exclusion of young people because they are the ones who have been greatly affected by gambling. On the issue of public officers, it is a fact of life that there are public officers who are engaging in this business. For example, in my county of Kiambu, many civil servants who are employed by the county government have bought those slot machines. What they are doing to encourage corruption in the county government is, if one does not pay for licences and rates, he or she can allow the public officer to place their slot machine either inside their kiosk or outside their shop and forego payment of the licences. I was interrupted a lot by the Leader of the Majority Party. I do not know what interest he has."
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