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Betting Control and Licensing Board Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Mbugi during an interview in Nairobi. [File ,Standard]
The government has ordered the immediate shutdown of 23 television stations, including Kameme TV, for defying betting advertisement regulations.
In a letter addressed to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) Director General David Mugonyi, the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) requested the closure of the listed stations, citing violations of a 30-day suspension on betting advertisements.
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