SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri when he appeared before the Senate Justice and Legal Affairs Committee [PHOTO: Boniface Okendo]NAIROBI, KENYA: Football fans can still use the SportPesa platform to place bets for their favorite teams after the High Court barred the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) from interfering with its operations. This is after Milestone Games Limited, the company operating the SportPesa platform moved to court on December 2 seeking to overturn the earlier decision by BCLB stopping it from using the name ‘SportPesa’ the domain www.ke.sportpesa.com. On December 3, High Court Judge Pauline Nyamweya issued orders prohibiting BCLB from interfering with Milestone’s business and operations pending the hearing and determination of the matter. Subscribe to Our Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated on the latest developments and special offers! In the case, mobile service providers Safaricom and Airtel have been named alongside the Communications Authority of Kenya and Pevans East Africa Limited (the company that previously operated the SportPesa platform) as interested parties.

Source: Standard Digital December 12, 2020 09:22 UTC