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Gamblers now start paying tax on winnings amid row

KRA headquarters in Nairobi (PHOTO: File)

Betting firms have begun deducting 20 per cent withholding tax from their customers’ winnings as they comply with directives from the Government.

The move is despite an April court order that bars the betting firms from deducting and remitting the money to KRA until a case by one of their customers challenging the taxation of winnings is heard and determined.

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