Youth should practice responsible betting

Unbelievable, but true. SportPesa's Sh220 million jackpot was won by one Samuel Abisai over the weekend after predicting 17 entries correctly. Sports betting in Kenya is big business that, although vilified to some extent, has benefited quite a number even as it drives the lesser disciplined gamblers into penury.

And perhaps it was this that saw MP Jakoyo Midiwo introduce a motion in Parliament to try and regulate it. Government, on the other hand, has indicated it would tax gambling activities at 50 per cent.