Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has asked the National Government through the Ministry of Interior and the Betting Control and Licensing Board to strengthen the regulation of betting in Kenya.
Omtatah, on Friday, May 2, asked the government to take the lead in drafting a bill to regulate the sector and return it to public oversight. "The National Government, through the Ministry of Interior and the Betting Control and Licensing Board, should take the lead in drafting a bill to regulate these sectors and return it to public oversight.
We must pass legislation that puts the well-being of Kenyans above corporate profit," he said.
He also explained that unregulated betting companies take advantage of poor people, fuel addiction and send their profits abroad, leaving behind a trail of suffering.
