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Former parliamentary aspirant wins Sh208 million Sportpesa jackpot

Mega Jackpot winner Cosmas Korir pics 40-year-old Cosmas Korir who won Sh208 million Mega sport pesa jackpot. Korir hails from Cheptabach vilage in Konoin. He vied for the area parliamentary seat through CCM party in the last general election. Photo by Gilbert Kimutai/standard

40-year-old Cosmas Korir is the latest millionaire in town after correctly predicting 17 games in the Sportpesa Mega Jackpot to win Sh208, 733,619.

The sleepy village of Cheptabach in Konoin sub-county where Korir hails from came to live as the news of his win started filtering in.

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