Betting firm sues to challenge Henry Rotich's new 50 percent tax bracket

During his Budget speech on March 30, Rotich said the hiked taxes were as a consideration that the betting world had grown rapidly

NAIROBI: A betting firm has moved to court to challenge the proposal by Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich to slap 50 per cent tax on the industry.

Bradley Limited, which runs Pambazuka National Lottery, moved to court Monday claiming Mr Rotich overstepped his mandate by seeking to raise taxes from the current 7.5 per cent of gross profits.