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Court order brings SportPesa back to the market

SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri [Boniface Okendo,Standard]

Betting and sports enthusiasts can continue placing their bids under SportPesa after the High Court lifted the betting board's ban on the use of that brand name in the country.

And soon after High Court judge Pauline Nyamweya gave the order yesterday, Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) chairman Cyrus Maina lifted the suspension on Milestone Games Limited, which was to fly the SportPesa brand.

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