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    "id": 964430,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nandi CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Tecla Tum",
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        "legal_name": "Tum Tecla Chebet",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I stand to support the Gaming Bill. There will be need for the establishment of a Gaming Authority. If it will be in place, it will establish the registered gaming activities in the country. Once they are established, if there will be any gaming activities that were approved, yet they are illegal because, for example, the owners are involved in money laundering and child trafficking, the Authority will deal with them. Thirty per cent of the gaming shares will be held by Kenyans and when Kenyans own those shares, the issue of unemployment will be dealt with in a small way. When the gaming activities were illegal, Kenyans got nothing. All the money that was generated by foreign companies that were operating in Kenya was taken back to their countries. If we have a law that says 30 per cent of the shares will be held by Kenyans that will improve our economy. The Gaming Authority will investigate the conduct of persons holding licenses. As I said earlier, for those who are involved in child trafficking and corruption, their licenses will be revoked. The gaming tax chargeable will be 15 per cent. We will get some money as a country. There will be protection of the purchaser of tickets as there is addiction. When those who are gaming are protected, they will not use all their money on gaming activities. So, those who will practice gaming will be protected by this Bill. The most important thing is that a child will not be registered for online gaming. Our children will be protected. They will not use the money meant for school fees. Our children will not leave school because there is a clause which protects children in Kenya. Gaming activities are addictive in nature. Under this Act, some money will be set aside for treatment of those who have been addicted. Somebody can use all his earnings on gaming. There is some percentage of money which will be used for treatment. So, I am fully in support of this Bill. We went to London and did benchmarking. The UK and other developed countries are getting a lot of money and everyone is protected – those who own licences and those who participate in gaming activities. So, if this is taken into consideration, there was an amount of money which the country was not getting and yet people were betting in our country. We will also do treatment for those who will be addicted. We will have 30 per cent of income coming back to Kenyans as shares and 15 per cent chargeable. With those remarks, I support the Gaming Bill."
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