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• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: on Jeff Koinange Live at KTN. Jeff Koinange asked that CEO: “How many people bet on your platform everyday and what is the average bet?” He said: “Six million people bet on our platform with an average of Kshs100 a day.” That is Kshs600 million that a few individuals are making. I asked him: “How much tax did you pay last year?” He said that Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has never gone to them, but they paid Kshs85 million last year. A person who makes Kshs600 million a day pays only Kshs85 million in a year. We are in the ... view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: that application off. So, somebody in Kisumu cannot bet through a gambling company in Mombasa. It cannot be free for all. That is the only way we are going to actualise the functions of the counties as set out in Schedule Four. The functions or powers of county governments allow them to have games and control gambling licences for social activities or for development activities like building hospitals and roads. They can even use it for specific reasons. As it were, the reason why this thing is so hot is because the counties have no chance as envisioned by the ... view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, on a light touch, you must protect me from Hon. Wamunyinyi. He is saying that there are many Members who are never here. In fact, by this 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: time, it is usually just about the four of us. Today, this is good. I have quorum. How I wish you had made the ruling that the Committee must do something before we finish. That is because we could have put the Question so they can even defeat it. Gambling, in definition, includes gaming, betting, participating in lottery and price competitions. Online gambling, which is the one I want to tackle now, means gambling by use of internet, telephone, radio, television or any other electronic means or other technology for facilitating communication. This Bill is in two parts. There is ... view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this Bill is in two parts. The part which I think has elicited a lot of interest is the part I want to deal with because the people who are interested are seated here. There is the other part which I will deal with a bit later. That other part is the one that is allowing gambling in every street corner, such that without amendments, it will be interesting to see who will oppose the Bill in totality and let people gamble everywhere. One day last year, I went to the Kisumu Airport and the taxi men were ... view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: “An online gambling transaction commences when a player’s account is debited in the amount of a bet and concludes when the player’s account is credited with the amount of winnings in the case of a winning bet or when a player loses the game.” That is the definition. I have defined a player’s account. A player’s account is the account which by law we will establish to know who is gambling. If it is Hon. J.B. Muturi, the Speaker, gambling, we will get you by law just like we do with M-PESA accounts. So, it will be known that Hon. ... view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: and raised in here. What is the obsession with foreigners? Is it because they are so smart? If we love them so much, then why is President Trump deporting our own? This is the only country where foreigners own 16 per cent of our arable land. We have foreigners in Laikipia who have been living there without even paying taxes. For example one owns a lion and he calls himself a conservationist. view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: In South Coast, for example, they come and build some Makutis and we end up going there as tourist and pay them a lot of money. They then end up flying out and pay money to their accounts yet the country makes nothing out of it. As a Parliament, we can do better. Let us discuss the future of our country, we have an opportunity. We happen to be here at the opportune moment and we are not antagonising anybody. There are some of our sisters and brothers partaking of this money but we are saying please, let us make ... view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: means betting companies such as mCHEZA, betin and all others must open an account with a Kenyan bank and all their transactions must be known. That is because if it is a Kenyan Bank, the National Intelligence Service and Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will know of the transactions. We must know the movement of our money because that is what will prevent money laundering. In fact, it is for that reason that those people do not want us to debate this matter. This is why the Chairman of the betting body does not want us to debate it. How ... view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. We have also said that a licensee shall not permit a person who is not a citizen of Kenya to engage in online gambling. I have also said that a licensee shall not remit monies collected out of gambling activities, including online gambling, to foreign nationals or countries. Under what circumstances are we funding Pearl City? Who authorizes the Kshs3billion to leave this country? How would Kenyan money leave this country and go to London to fund rich people? Those are some of the baffling things that are happening around us. We do not want to ... view