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Is Sports Fund another scandal in the making?

The Government wants to tax gaming companies 50 per cent of their gross revenue, create a fund to manage the money and apparently, get to sponsor and manage sports in the country through the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts using the new kitty. It sounds interesting on paper, but can we trust the ministry to handle such a task?

 The term youth must be the most misused in this country especially when people want to get quick cash to line their pockets and fund their self-interest projects. Look at the NYS and Youth Fund scandals that took place between 2014 and 2015 where mind-boggling cash was siphoned into people’s pockets under the guise of youth projects.

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