{"id":809874,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/809874/?format=json","text_counter":268,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Igembe Central, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Kubai Iringo","speaker":{"id":1574,"legal_name":"Cyprian Kubai Iringo","slug":"cyprian-kubai-iringo"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I oppose the amendments. Betting and gambling is a gainful act, but we should look at it as a societal misnomer. We tax beer, cigarettes and the other pleasures. We cannot reduce taxes on gaming and gambling and make this country a gambling nation. If you want to gamble, go out there and gamble at a cost. These taxes should be increased. Why do we increase taxes on cigarettes and other things? It is because they are luxuries and they need to be taxed heavily."}