June 3, 2025
Nairobi, Kenya

Cindy Kirui

Featured

Kenya rising as Africa’s beacon of gaming governance under Dr Mwikali’s Stewardship

By Cindy Kirui In a continent deemed to suffer regulatory laxity in general, Kenya is emerging as Africa’s gold standard for gaming governance under the transformative leadership of Dr Jane Mwikali Makau, the current Chairperson of the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB). Her pioneering reforms that blend innovation with ethical austerity have repositioned Kenya’s

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Featured

Debate on betting in Kenya needs facts, not myth-mongering

By Cindy Kirui Much of the cacophony of voices condemning Kenya’s betting industry is rooted in anecdote, moral posturing, and outright misinformation. While concerns over gambling addiction and financial recklessness may have shades of validity, the discourse has devolved into a festival of hyperbole, where myths masquerade as truths and correlation is confused with causation.

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Commentary

Betting calls for personal discipline, not misinformed castigation

By Cindy Kirui. In recent years, Kenya’s gaming industry has become a lightning rod for heated debate. Critics argue that betting platforms exploit vulnerable citizens, fuel addiction, and erode societal values. While these concerns are not entirely unfounded, the narrative often overlooks a critical truth that betting, like many other consumer choices, is a matter

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Commentary

A peep at Gachagua’s hysteria and untenable delusions

By Cindy Kirui In Kenya’s political theatre there is no shortage of characters that mistake ambition for aptitude. In that regard, no one embodies that delusion more starkly than ousted Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. His recent attempts to position himself as a “kingmaker” in the Mount Kenya region and by extension, national politics are overtly

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