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    "id": 954780,
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    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gladys Wanga",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "As much as we speak about sin taxes, and I have heard many Members speak about the sin taxes and being an easy place to go, surely some of these sins, like betting is a choice that is bringing down our children. Let me tell you a sad thing, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Even if you go to the parking here, you will see that our drivers have a piece of paper. The whole day, they are betting. In the villages, everybody is betting all the time. Surely, we must do something. Even if you talk about alcohol, if you want to reduce your disposable income through alcohol, alcohol is a choice. It is a choice you make. You decide whether you want to have food on the table for your children or you want to drink beer with all the money in your purse. As we advance the argument that sin tax is an easy place to go, I support that we must have some level of… I am thinking about it in Dholuo, but I cannot remember the English term. There must be a point at which you detract people from these issues where they have to make a choice between smoking cigarettes and taking beer even though they know it is harmful to their health and leaving their children to go hungry. I support fully that move."
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