The Internal Security Principal Secretary, Raymond Omollo, has announced a crackdown on all unlawful betting firms following a public uproar over the vice's implications.
Speaking on Saturday, PS Omollo revealed that the government had taken note of the epidemic and would crack down on rogue betting firms preying on Kenyans. "We are losing a number of Kenyans, particularly young ones, who have been hooked on betting.
We are working on cleaning that space, and we want to ask that you pay a lot of attention.
Let's support the government officers so that we rein in rogue businessmen and women who want to take advantage of our youth to get them hooked on betting," he stated.
