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    "id": 921627,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/921627/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaura",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Statement that we indeed need to do something about gambling in this country. The way forward, in my opinion, is not to do away with gambling because it will always be there. If you do away with it formally, it will still go into the black market. People will still be doing it and that is a more dangerous way of looking at it. We agree that there is a lot of good that is being done by gambling companies like SportPesa. We just need to properly regulate the activity so that the taxes are well paid; people are able to make returns and we are also able to protect the most vulnerable ones, the children. Otherwise, I think there is a lot of goodwill and good work in terms of sports, culture and supporting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities that really need to be done. Yes, there is a chronic problem in our country and in other developed economies like the United Kingdom. However, I would like to urge this august House, as we look at this, that we be measured in the way we approach it so that we are able to benefit from this. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support."
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