BY SHADRACK NYAKOE
Sport Pesa CEO Ronald Karauri is a man under siege.
Several City MCAs and residents have accused him of enjoying undue advantage after he joined the race for the Kasarani Parliamentary seat.
The reps said they will campaign against him.
Addressing a press conference at City Hall, the reps said Karauri is using the betting billions from Sportpesa to campaign.
They added that there is no level playing field and asked IEBC to limit the amount of money he will spend in the Constituency.
“People like Karauri have done very little sponsorship to Kenyans. What they purport to be sponsoring is just a drop in the ocean. They are joining politics in order to serve their personal interests. They want to advance betting and ensure our youths remain poor,” said Waithaka MCA Antony Kiragu.
Kiragu said betting has made many Kenyan youths poor and that it should be regulated.
“Some of these candidates are not coming to serve City residents. They are coming to run their own agenda,” said Waithera Chege, the rep for South B.