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    "id": 724268,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/724268/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A. B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
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    "content": "There is a clause to protect young persons. For persons under the age of 25, it shall be a defence before a court of law that the person did not have the knowledge that the person who was engaging in gambling activity was below 25 years. This law provides for an application by the Board to register excluded persons. It criminalises the sending of the proceeds of these resources out of the country. So, you cannot finish all that. Parliament should not be used to protect certain industries. We should stop that. Parliament should be used to make legislative proposals that will help the people of Kenya. It does not matter who brings the legislation; it could be brought by the Minority or Majority parties. The law also prohibits the transfer of proceeds arising from gambling to foreign countries. This House could be convinced to agree on what portion of the proceeds could be transferred. I have no problem where a company wants to support and promote a sport like football in another country. At the Committee of the whole House, we will define what part of the proceeds one can transfer. This Bill prescribes high taxes payable by licence-holders engaged in various gambling activities. You cannot fight poaching and at the same time say you will allow gambling. They are not in tandem. I do not want to name names. In the last Parliament, I had colleagues who were gamblers. It is so sad that when you are a gambler you cannot even buy suits. You can gamble the whole of your family’s money. There were Ministers and Members of Parliament who used to gamble. It is a very addictive sport and you will even miss going to church or the mosque. You will even stay very late until 4 a.m. in the casinos until you destroy your family. I want to urge my colleagues: yes, I am sure there are a number of concerns. Let us bring those concerns to the Committee of the whole House. Let us make sure that at the end of the day, this is just a law. We are not going to agree with this law---"
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