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    "id": 747787,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/747787/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ichung’wah",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1835,
        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "is killing this country. We are at a time when this country needs revenue. That revenue is in those very addictive habits. These types of taxes, in terms of economic balance, are referred to as ‘punitive’ or ‘sin’ taxes. Since this is in an industry where people get in, in droves, it presents a big opportunity for the Government to derive revenues that will help cure the social ills that have come with gambling in this country. We were debating the Jakoyo Bill the other day. I have heard what the Chair of the Committee of the whole House said but the Jakoyo Bill will lapse at the end of this Session. There is no possibility of that Bill coming to this House within this last Session of the 11th Parliament. One of the things we said then was that in addition to ethnicity and corruption, the third ill that bedevilled this country was betting. Therefore, if we are to cure these ills one by one, one of the ways of doing so is through taxation. We should have a fiscal policy that makes sure we punish the social ills that are not helping our society. As it is, we are treading on a very dangerous ground in terms of creating opportunity for huge business. Betting in this country and the world over is big business for big business empires. However, it is killing peasants and poor people engaging in betting across the country. Let us use taxation to stop our people from getting into this very bad habit. I beg to oppose."
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