Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to congratulate Sen. Malalah for bringing this very important Statement to the Floor of the House even though I felt like he was dwelling on one side of the discourse in relation to gambling and betting. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Betting and gambling is one of the areas that we have been grappling with at the Senate, especially the law on gambling. Ordinarily, the Constitution has made gambling a function of county governments and it is also a function of the national Government. Therefore, it is a concurrent function. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when this was done, it was deliberate and it was known that counties will have a say when it comes to matters of betting and gambling. Unfortunately, the law that is being applied is the archaic law; a law that was enacted way before the new Constitution was established. Therefore, the powerful responsibilities that create the powers that the Cabinet Secretary is using are powers that were donated by a Constitution that has already been repealed. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: So, the first responsibility, that I hope the Committee will recommend, is an overhaul of all the gambling and betting laws in the country, so that we understand whose responsibility it is to license, who has the responsibility to ensure that license is protected in terms of the conditions that are in the license and who has the responsibility to create national policy. This is a concurrent function, and I believe that by law, we must have two levels: One doing the policy and the other responsible for implementation. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: It is true, and I am not only speaking as the Majority Leader but as the captain of the Senate Football Team. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: In fact, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not understand how betting and gambling works, but what I know as the Captain of the Senate Football Team is that, the support that this country has received in so far as the resources that come from the betting companies, especially, the fact that we were able to pay our footballers all their dues when they were in Cairo, and the sponsorship that the Ministry of Sports and Heritage has been able to extend to many sports teams, has been as a result of the resources that have been received through these ... view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you cannot stop anybody who is above 18 years to do what they want to do, even those of us who do not agree with betting and gambling. On the other hand, we can also not sleep on the realities on the ground that many young people who have been addicted to betting and gambling are led to situations where the youth have used their money. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: We are very much aware of this, and Sen. Malalah is a witness to this because it has happened in Kakamega, in my county and many other counties in the country where young people have committed suicide because they spent all the money they were given for school fees to bet and are unable to continue with their education since they cannot pay their school fees. Some who have been addicted to betting are even stealing money from their parents to go and bet on Saturdays and Sundays. So, it cuts both ways; while we must protect businesses that do ... view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: I am making my last statement on that issue Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view