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Digital creators push back on new gambling advertising guidelines
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 30, 2025

The content creators said the decision to ban influencers from gambling promotions was made without proper consultation.

Gambling crackdown: Communications Authority issues 12-hour warning to defiant broadcasters
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 27, 2025

Yahweh Media Services and eight other stations were fined Sh500,000 each for continuing to air unlicensed gambling promotions despite clear directives...

Betting firms may be rigging outcomes to avoid paying taxes, MPs warn
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 12, 2025

KRA’s Chief Manager for Betting and Gaming, Joseph Otieno, acknowledged that the taxman suspects some betting firms could be engaging in practices tha...

Govt orders pay service suspension for 23 TV stations over illegal betting ads
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 10, 2025

In a letter addressed to the Communications Authority of Kenya dated May 5, 2025 and copied to Safaricom and the Directorate of Criminal Investigation...

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