Parliament must tame gambling

Parliament should rise above petty politics and give the Midiwo Bill a second look taking into consideration the following factors. Many families especially from poor background have been left destitute as breadwinners squander all their income on gambling and betting games. So the billions of shillings earned by betting companies can be termed “blood“ money that ideally should have been spent by the naive gamblers to uplift their welfare.

Secondly, majority of gamblers are young men and women whose earnings cannot sustain gambling 24/7. Question is where does all the money they gamble come from? It is correct to say gambling is contributing to crime and prostitution. The victims are therefore the very constituents and families that jittery MPs represent. So why should parliamenterians develop cold feet at their hour of need?