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    "id": 898051,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/898051/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 242,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Machakos Town, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Victor Munyaka",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 86,
        "legal_name": "Victor Kioko Munyaka",
        "slug": "victor-munyaka"
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    "content": "The reason is that the selective amendments to the few penalty clauses will create disharmony in the Act. It will create discrepancies in the implementation of the Act. The existing penal provisions are quite many with serious offences and with very mild sentences. For example, fraud, while gaming under Section 61 of the Act, attracts a Kshs5,000 fine, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. Section 63(3) of the existing Act provides that obstructing an inspector under that section attracts a fine of only Kshs5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. The provisions on penalty sections in the existing legislation need to be revised to consolidate all the 48 offences under common regulatory framework to ensure that all elements of the industry are properly regulated to curb unfair competition among the various platforms."
}