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    "id": 738793,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/738793/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyasuna",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I oppose the attempt to delete these taxes for the reason that gambling is bringing down our young people. This is not the first time that taxation measures are being used in order to deter a bad habit. We do it with alcohol and cigarettes all the time. I sit in the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare where we met all the gambling companies. We made a comparative analysis of taxes in other countries when we were looking at the ―Jakoyo Bill‖ and ours is the lowest. Why should we retain it there? I think the Committee should disclose to us what happened in Mombasa and why they are treating us to this circus. What the Committee should be telling us is not the wholesome deletion of these taxes but propose to us if 50 per cent is too high. Why can it not be 40 or 35 per cent instead of retaining it at 7.5 per cent? This means we are closing our eyes towards our children who are dying from gambling or spending the whole day gambling."
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