Betting firms in Kenya

From Nakuru to Garissa: List of counties with top, least indulgence in betting & gambling

Kenyans aged 55 and above top list of frequent gamblers – study

By Naomi Njoroge | 2 years ago

Several findings from recent research confirm that Kenyans aged 55 years and above are the top gamblers unlike a previous report which placed the yout...

SportPesa CEO Capt. Ronald Karauri addressing journalists in a past interview. [PHOTO | FILE]

SportPesa: KRA has cleared us to bounce back in business

By Brian Okoth | 5 years ago

Betting firm SportPesa says it has been cleared by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to resume operations in Kenya....

Uhuru’s remarks today that will break hearts of gamblers and betting firm owners

By Brian Okoth | 5 years ago

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday morning (August 24) suggested he would not mind the gambling sector being shut completely in Kenya....

Betting companies petition to get back revoked permits

By Bernice Mbugua | 5 years ago

Three betting companies on Monday urged the court to lift orders that cancelled their betting licences....

SportPesa has announced that it has stopped operations in Kenya until the “hostile business environment” in the country improves. [PHOTO | FILE]

SportPesa: No, we aren’t retrenching our Kenyan staff or exiting market

By Brian Okoth | 5 years ago

Giant betting firm, SportPesa, has rubbished claims going viral on social media that it is exiting its Kenyan market due to frustrations by the govern...

The minister said Kenyans have “to sacrifice for their country”, given the national population census takes place once in every ten years. [PHOTO | FILE]

Interior CS Matiang’i deports 17 betting firm bosses

By Zadock Angira | 5 years ago

The national government has escalated the war on gambling firms after authorising the deportation of 17 directors. Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Mat...

What we’ll do to get back in business – SportPesa CEO Capt. Karauri

By Brian Okoth | 5 years ago

SportPesa CEO, Captain Ronald Karauri, says the leadership of the betting firm in Kenya will engage the Ministry of Interior in dialogue in a bid to h...

Betting Crackdown: Clubs, federations fear for the worst

By Team | 5 years ago

Amos Abuga Kenya’s sports fraternity is now bracing for the worst after the government ordered telcos to shut down the paybill numbers and short cod...