SportPesa unveils eight jackpot winners

Millionaires! SportPesa unveils eight jackpot winners in Nairobi

Two women are among eight winners of this week’s Sh10 million SportPesa jackpot.

Mary Ndichu, a mother of two and green grocer Millicent Cherono will each take home Sh 1,250,000 after the jackpot money was shared equally among all the winners.

Cherono, who placed two mid-week jackpot bets, will however, get an extra Sh4,130 for getting 11 out of 13 predictions correctly on the extra bet.

“I am happy because at least now I can buy land and boost my business. I want to thank SportPesa for their genuine business and their way of awarding winners their money in a transparent and fast way,” Cherono said.

For Charles Owino Otieno, the win is a welcome break after years of toiling in the Jua Kali sector.

The casual labourer who works as a mason plans to invest the money in a construction business and employ other people.

The other winners are: Kenneth Abongo who recently finished high school but has been unable to further his studies due to financial constraints, Nyahururu residents Simon Thumbi and Simon Ndungu, battery store attendant Silas Muriungi and Ochoi Ochoi.

“I can now afford higher studies and finally study a course of my choice,” said Abongo.

SportPesa Assistant Marketing Manager PR & Advertising Esther Kang’ethe said: “I would like to encourage all of you to consider the free financial and legal advice that we offer to our winners to help them invest wisely.” [Correspondent]