07/24/17 Kenyan firm takes tax hike to court SportPesa has decided to move to court the tax imposed to gambling firms’ revenues, signed by President Kenyatta.
07/11/17 Kenyan betting firms against tax rates Local operators are urging the government to review the new regulations that impose a 35 percent of gross profits.
06/30/17 Kenyan organisation asks for lower tax rates As the president of Kenya signed into law a measure that increases all gambling taxes to 35 percent, an organisation is protesting the rates.
06/26/17 SportPesa against Kenyan tax raise After a recent tax increase on gambling revenue in the country, SportsPesa has announced the cancellation of its sponsorship of sports bodies in Kenya.
06/22/17 Kenya approves gambling tax hike The president of Kenya signed a law that approves the rise of gambling taxes from 5 to 35 percent.
06/19/17 Kenya faces new gambling tax After rejecting a 50 percent increase in gambling taxes, MPs in Kenya approved a 35 percent rise on gambling companies.
06/14/17 Gaming bill dismissed in Kenya The government of Kenya has rejected an approved gaming bill aiming to regulate the financial structure.
06/01/17 Betting firms in Kenya worried about tax The operators from Kenya are worried that the measure to increase betting taxes to 50 percent could be reintroduced in the future.
05/31/17 Kenya MPs reject gambling tax hike The legislators voted against the measure that would’ve increased all gambling taxes to 50 percent.
05/29/17 MPs to vote on betting tax in Kenya The lawmakers will repeat the vote that would force betting operators to pay a 50 percent tax of gross profits in Kenya.
05/26/17 Kenyan legislators reject tax hike Legislators from Kenya decided to reject a proposal to increase betting taxes in the country.
04/19/17 Kenyan millenials rank first among sub-Saharan sports betters A survey conducted by Geopoll in the sub-Saharan Africa reported that Kenyans aged 17-35 are the highest users of sports betting in the area.
04/12/17 Kenyan lawsuit wasn’t taken into consideration Kenyan Justice Roselyne Aburili said to the press that the lawsuit wasn’t taken into consideration due to a problem with the font.
04/11/17 Kenya government legally exposed SportPesa, a sports betting company, sued the government of Kenya over the 50 percent tax rise for the complete gaming industry.
04/04/17 Stakeholders against betting tax in Kenya Betting companies expressed their opposition to the measure that the government of Kenya set to raise taxes in all categories to 50 percent.
