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"speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, we are not guiding the House. This is a Bill from the drafters of the State Law Office and it went through the Legal Directorate of Parliament. In a statute law, there are certain sections which are very important. What are we dealing with? We are dealing with an offence on gaming and betting where, previously, it was a fine of Kshs5,000 and a term of six months. If there is a fraud that takes place in the course of gaming, it is only saying we increase that to Kshs1 million and three years respectively. We know what is happening in our country. In fact, I think the Legal Directorate and the Lead Counsel who oversees this Committee did advise. This is the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. It is not comprehensive. What we are doing will not have an effect on another law. The industry wants to fight. There are gamblers and people who do betting out there who do not want to… It is the same thing with the old Housing Act where, if 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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