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How a Kenyan university student is struggling with betting addiction

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Betting addiction is real [Courtesy]

My name is Austine. I'm 25 years old and a graduate with honours in Finance from Dedan Kimathi University of Technology.

What started out as a simple trial to get an extra buck to supplement my meagre pocket money while in campus somewhere in 2014 has turned out to be my worst addiction, robbing me of my smile, sanity, little earnings, social life and left me frustrated, sometimes thinking about suicide.

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