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Kenyans gamble Sh463m daily through M-Pesa in sports betting craze

Mpesa logo at a Safaricom shop along Banda Street, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Kenyan gamblers placed bets worth Sh463 million daily through Safaricom’s M-Pesa platform in the financial year ended March 2022, showing the extent of the sports betting craze.

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