Aden Bare Duale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I want the Mover of the Bill to listen. You need to come back and listen. First, I want to declare my interest. Because I am a Muslim, my religion forbids gambling and lotteries. If you are a Muslim and a Member of this House, you have no choice. The Quran teaching is very explicit. I happen to be a good Muslim. I have not reached where I want to in my faith. In the recent past, the gambling and sports betting industry in Kenya has grown in an unprecedented manner. That is a fact. It is good for those ... view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: and inconsistencies in law and in the legal framework in as far as the governance of this industry is concerned. . Unregulated betting activities can seriously lead to social ills in our country arising out of compulsive addictive gambling behaviour necessitating the need for a legal framework to regulate it. Within the reading of Article 94 of the Constitution, this House has the function of legislative authority. We must have legislation that will regulate and govern every industry and everything that is done in our country. The objective of the Bill is as follows: This Bill wants to provide a ... view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: We also want to see promotion of a responsible gambling industry. Gambling is an industry. There are casinos. There are people in this country who engage in serious business. There is nothing wrong with the sponsorship that the Hon. Member for Kikuyu was talking about. There are many companies that support different teams in the world. You can choose to support any. I am an ardent fan of the Manchester United Football Club. I wish I had Kshs1 billion. I would contribute some money when they want to buy a player. There is nothing wrong with that. This House dealt ... view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there is a condition for granting licences according to this Bill. It says that for one to be granted a licence and permit, the person shall not hold a permit or a licence if that person is a foreigner. In this world people are not very lucky. It is only Trump who was lucky. President Trump inherited US$30 million from his father. People think that he was a hustler. President Trump, and if you read his biography, inherited US$30 million from his dad. He then went and renovated an estate and, I think, he made double that amount ... view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: My elder, neighbour and ranking Member even in the party, a man we respect a lot, who introduced me to where I live along Kiambu Road, Hon. Kamanda rarely comes to the House. Today, I am a happy man. I am wondering at this hour and the primaries are closer how come the House is full. In fact, yesterday I was with Hon. Wamunyinyi and other two Members dealing The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: with a Bill. So, today is a good day. We should have this Bill debated for the next two weeks and it should be coming from 5.30 p.m. so that we get even quorum to put the Question. Today, I am wondering what is happening. It is a Thursday. Even my neighbour has come back. view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I told you that this Bill is against my religion. view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: There is a provision in this Bill that provides for a request for provision of digital information to a board when considering application for licence or a permit. It must be in a written form. A report relating to that application--- It says that the Director of Criminal Investigation, Director-General of the Financial Reporting Centre and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Service must be notified. This is the good bit about this Bill. It makes provision for the Financial Reporting Centre so that, that person can identify and look at the flow of that money in that place. The ... view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: There is a clause to protect young persons. For persons under the age of 25, it shall be a defence before a court of law that the person did not have the knowledge that the person who was engaging in gambling activity was below 25 years. This law provides for an application by the Board to register excluded persons. It criminalises the sending of the proceeds of these resources out of the country. So, you cannot finish all that. Parliament should not be used to protect certain industries. We should stop that. Parliament should be used to make legislative proposals ... view