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Coronavirus: Betika makes good Sh15m pledge to Sports Ministry

By Rodgers Eshitemi | 6yrs ago
CS Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage Amina Mohamed receiving a dummy cheque worth Shs.15 Million from John Mbatia Head of business at Betika at Nyayo National stadium. The Money will help cushion the Sporting fraternity. May 2, 2020. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Leading gaming firm Betika yesterday presented a cheque worth Sh15 million to the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage to help cushion athletes from the ravages of coronavirus pandemic.

This comes barely three days after the gaming firm in partnership with Football Kenya Federation (FKF) unveiled a Sh5.2 million package to assist over 1030 players from the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) and National Super League (NSL).

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