The government has set its sights on tighter regulations on the betting industry in Kenya. Speaking during a meeting with members of the Betting and Licensing Control board, Interior CS
He noted that in the continent, Kenya leads when it comes to the population of young people who are involved in betting, “76% of young people are involved in one form of betting or the other. 54% of those involved are from the low income earning bracket,” he said, adding that 500,000 youths have been blacklisted by money lending agencies because they borrowed money and couldn’t pay, most probably, they borrowed money for betting. “We are prepared to face whatever consequnces there may be to ensure the sector is regulated effectively.”
He further directed the board to give a status report on the betting industry in the country with annotation profiling the agencies involved within the next thirty days. He revealed the Immigration PS and the Director