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    "id": 808341,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwingi Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gideon Mulyungi",
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Mutemi Mulyungi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 for the same reason that my colleague who has just spoken has said that this is intended to raise more money for Government. I support tax on winnings from betting and gaming to 20 per cent because this is going to shift the burden from betting companies to punters. This is going to deter idlers who are engaging in betting, especially our children and vulnerable members of our community. I would like to join hands with my colleagues who have just said that the Government should come up with better policies of ensuring that our young people who complete schools find a place to work so that they do not idle around and engage in illicit businesses. These are the problems we raise when we go to the villages as Members of Parliament. You will find these youths all over. If you are not good to them, they can even rough you up if you are not careful and in good books with them. They are very dangerous. If we allow that to grow, this country is going to be difficult to manage. We have just seen them here at the gate of Parliament; the youth who ride boda bodas. Somebody who has been elected by members of public tries to deny these young people a job where they earn their living from – chasing them away from the city centre. There must be a better solution. You cannot just chase boda bodas from the city centre without giving them an 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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