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• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill which is timely. As the House will remember, about three weeks ago, we stood down this Bill to try and establish a Select Committee which would inquire into and establish the facts about the betting and gaming industry. That was not to be in the wisdom of Members. That does not stop us from moving on because there is a problem. I want to thank the Leader of the Majority Party for having sponsored this Bill in an attempt to help the Government tap into monies raised by ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, for 15 years, we told the banks to work with us. We also told them to create products which would create wealth for our people but the banks ignored us. This House and the Presidency has nailed them, and we will further nail them. We must also bring on board the betting companies. They also seek to amend Section 60(A) of the Betting Act, which states as follows: view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: “There shall be a tax known as price competition tax, chargeable at the cost of entry of competition which is a premium rate at the rate of 15 per cent of the total turnover”. We do not even know what the turnover is. We shall put that tax at 20 per cent until we agree on regulations on how they inform the State about their income and activities. We will do that. I know they may think we are joking, but it is now before us. This country must put itself in a scenario where the owner of the money ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is okay that gambling is helping our sports teams and doing all kinds of things, but there is also this thing called “lottery”, which the State should be using to build stadia. The Jubilee Government promised to build five stadia. The amount of money being talked about here, had they established a lottery the day they took office, we would be building the tenth stadium because the State has a better chance of investing its money where it has promised. When you hear a Kenyan company saying that it is supporting a European team, it sounds ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am told that either the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade or the Departmental Committee on Labour summoned the regulator and he refused to appear before Parliament which has powers of the High Court. If he continues to refuse to appear to listen to what we want, we will arrest him. We have the powers to arrest him because he is a criminal. His activities lead to criminal activities. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Betting and Control Board is in hotels selling licences which are illegal. We will arrest him. We would like ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I support this Bill. view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I will not take too much time. I rise to support this critical Motion. I am happy that there are Members staying here to contribute. We did not just get here. The process of democratisation in our country has a very long history and many people have died in the process. We may be on two different sides, but I think sometimes it calls for us to see sense in what our people want, what we want to do and how we imagine our country to be 50 to 100 years from today. ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I will not take too much time. I rise to support this critical Motion. I am happy that there are Members staying here to contribute. We did not just get here. The process of democratisation in our country has a very long history and many people have died in the process. We may be on two different sides, but I think sometimes it calls for us to see sense in what our people want, what we want to do and how we imagine our country to be 50 to 100 years from today. ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: cannot come and tell you they are innocent and you accept it. Let those processes go where they belong. I can tell you that is how it is going to be. What irritated the Senate and this House is how they just went and decided things which are outside their mandate? In 2012, there was a USA Senator from Maine called Lieberman. The Democratic Party in its wisdom thought Lieberman was not good enough for their party. Lieberman is still a Senator to date. He walked out and became an independent candidate and I think he is still a Senator. ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: cannot come and tell you they are innocent and you accept it. Let those processes go where they belong. I can tell you that is how it is going to be. What irritated the Senate and this House is how they just went and decided things which are outside their mandate? In 2012, there was a USA Senator from Maine called Lieberman. The Democratic Party in its wisdom thought Lieberman was not good enough for their party. Lieberman is still a Senator to date. He walked out and became an independent candidate and I think he is still a Senator. ... view