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BCLB boss Mbugi urges betting firms to continue funding sports

By Rodgers Eshitemi | Jun. 23, 2021

**Betting Control and Licensing Board Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Mbugi during an interview in Nairobi on June 17 2021.** [Boniface Okendo,Standard]

Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) Chief Executive Officer Peter Mbugi has hit out at some betting firms that have threatened to withdraw their sponsorship on Kenyan sports following the government’s plans to reintroduce the 20 per cent excise tax bill on betting stakes.

This comes barely two weeks after the National Treasury and Planning Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani made the announcement during the 2021/2022 budget reading.

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