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    "id": 808333,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Runyenjes, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Eric Njiru",
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        "legal_name": "Eric Muchangi Njiru",
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    "content": " Thank you so much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute on Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill of 2018. Let me start by saying that I am very impressed with the idea of imposing more tax on gambling because it is a fact that so many of our young people are lost in gambling. Unlike in other countries where gambling is done in regulated environments, almost everybody in this country can gamble. The experience that I have seen in my constituency every time I go round is that so many people especially the young are now not inspired to work hard. They want to believe that they can make some very easy money through gambling. I am in support of the idea of imposing more tax on gambling so that we can discourage young people getting into it. I also want to support the idea of the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Interior and Coordination of national Government, Dr. Fred Matiang’i, who has come out well in his fight against gambling machines. It has got so many young people out of school. I want to go against The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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