Thumbs up to National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale

Kenya is at risk of breeding an indolent generation if stringent measures aren’t put in place to regulate gambling.

A large percentage of the populations, mostly youths, are delving into this addictive pastime - at least one out of every four youths is currently into gambling.

In a society where flamboyant lifestyles are admired and cherished, it is not difficult to comprehend why the younger generation is obsessed with getting rich fast, no matter the risks.

And in their quest to win the jackpot, they are staking the very last of their coins with a growing number of betting firms.

It is even worse among university students, who are even betting their school fees only to lose. Recently, a university student committed suicide for losing Sh40, 000 school fees in a sports bet.

Thumbs up to National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale who moved a motion in Parliament that seeks to introduce laws to regulate the gambling sector.

This should restore sanity in the gambling sector if MPs unanimously pass the bill without considering their political divide.

Gambling should not be a platform for swindling Kenyan taxpayers of their money.

If this bill is passed into law, the reputation of Kenyan youths will be redeemed and Kenya will have evaded the dire repercussions of breeding a lazy generation that would have a nefarious social and economic impact on our country.