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Your child may be gambling more than doing homework

Gambling machines seized in Kajiado County yesterday. [PHOTO: PETERSON GITHAIGA/STANDARD]

A survey by Consumer Insight, a Nairobi-based research firm, shows that seven in every 100 primary school pupils have gambled.

The survey states that gambling has transformed from backroom neon lit casinos to estate kiosks, televisions screens and mobile phones.

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