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Betting firms say tax hike will kill industry

 

Man betting on his mobile phone

Kenya’s proposal to hike taxes rate for online betting firms by nearly seven times will suffocate the fledgling industry and hurt supporting businesses including telecoms and media companies, industry executives said on Friday.

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