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Threats to poop at KRA offices over betting tax

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KRA headquarters in Nairobi (PHOTO: File)

Betting fans and football enthusiasts have not only been mourning but also engaged in all kinds of crazy antics. This following the move by betting companies to levy 20 percent tax on their money, even before placing bets.

Last week, social media was literally on fire as the dreaded gang of Kenyans On Twitter engaged betting companies and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) over what gamers called ‘daylight robbery without violence’.

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