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Sport pesa CEO Ronald Karauri(left)and Georgina Maina(Right)present a dummy cheque to the winner Samuel Abisai 28 years old wins biggest jackpot ever in Kenya.He becomes the first Kenya to win the Sport pesa Kshs 221,301,602 Mega Jackpot which was started in September 2016.Photo By Edward Kiplimo
The 28-year-old vendor of Chinese merchandise from Roysambu officially joined Kenya’s club of millionaires after winning SportPesa’s mind-boggling Sh221 million jackpot - the biggest win in Kenya’s sport betting history.
The news that Mr Abisai, who until yesterday shared a two-bedroom apartment with his brother, had won the jackpot had not sunk in.
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