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August 25, 2026
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Kenya’s online betting licence now costs KES 55 million, and the deadline to pay it is this week

Kenya’s online betting licence now costs KES 55 million, and the deadline to pay it is this week

The High Court cleared Kenya's gambling regulator to collect disputed licence fees days before every old operator licence expires...

✨ Key Highlights

Kenya's Gambling Regulatory Authority is now authorized to collect new, significantly higher betting license fees after a High Court ruling on Monday, August 24, 2026, despite an ongoing legal challenge.

  • Online betting license fees have increased to KES 50 million, with a deadline this week for operators to comply.
  • The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya faced a backlog of 246 license applications due to the previous inability to collect fees.
  • A court case, Judicial Review E251 of 2026, brought by Thomas Buckley Opar Owuor and Ken Brance, is set for judgment on October 2, 2026.

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