Former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo has made a hearty appeal to President Uhuru Kenyatta to ban betting in Kenya.
This is after reports indicated that Ugandan government had instigated regulation of betting and gambling industry in their country.
Taking to Twitter, Kabogo urged Uhuru to borrow a leaf from Uganda and alleviate the yoke of suffering of the Kenyans addicted to betting.
"I hope President Uhuru does the same. A few rich men are collecting money from the poor returning 20% to the poor and retaining 80% of which they pay a small percentage to the government as taxes. Who’s screwing who?
"I’ve been saying we stop this nonsense for a year now. Taking money from the poor to give it to the rich is immoral," Kabogo quipped.
His sentiments drew mixed reactions with some netizens supporting the call while others opposed.
For instance one Andrew Njogu stated "Uhuru should ban this deadly vice which encourages laziness and causes grief on families. Kabogo push for this agenda".
One Mafumbo Barasa vehemently opposed the proposal; "Kabogo I have never seen or heard of any person being coerced into betting".
Another tweep Rubee Justus, however, faulted the move terming betting as a source of income; "How many jobs does government create per year so that they can employ the youth?" he posed.
Others equally claimed that betting was a source of income with some alleging that they have been even paying school fees through the practice.
Although betting in Kenya has gained momentum in the last few years as it is considered lucrative, it is worth noting that it considered highly addictive.
