{"id":933170,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/933170/?format=json","text_counter":390,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Nominated, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. (Ms.) Shamalla Jennifer","speaker":{"id":13169,"legal_name":"Jeniffer Shamala","slug":"jeniffer-shamala"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this very timely Bill. I commend this Committee for the work that has gone into this Bill. I went through the reports. I have seen the Report and it is really extensive. You have done a lot of public participation and really captured what the people of Kenya want. It is a tragedy going on in this industry at the moment. I grew up in a world where gambling was almost akin to prostitution. They were almost the same type of sin. My mother would not even let us play with cards. I understand the reason behind my mother doing so. It is because of the addictive nature of gambling. I want to thank my mother who is alive. Her name"}