Breaking news indicate that Sportpesa will be back as soon as next week . All former employees have this afternoon at about 3.30 p.m received an email from the HR Terry Wanja asking them to report to the company’s offices tomorrow 1st November 2019
First item on the email to ex-staff members is “Withdrawal of termination notices dated 2nd October, 2019.” The staff members were shocked to receive emails requiring them to report to work urgently.
One staff member told Venas News”, yes we have been recalled by the management. We are aware talks have been ongoing between our company and the government, I am extremely excited”.
Though Kenyans are positive about the return of the giant betting firm, they are worried about the 20% winning tax which has seen nearly 80% of Kenyans quitting the highly addictive habit of gambling. The Sportpesa Kenya website is also closed as of today 31 October 2019.
Since Sportpesa closed its business in the country, several businesses have closed down while others have scaled down their workforce. One of the companies affected was Mediamax Network which sacked over 160 employees. More media companies were also planning to lay off their staff as from November 2019/