Interior CS Dr Fred Matiangi has vowed to do anything it takes to regulate the betting industry in the country.
Speaking while meeting the Betting and Licensing Control Board (BCLB) in a televised meeting by KTN News, Matiang'i directed that no license should be renewed by the betting and licensing board effective July 1, 2019, until the licensing companies clear paying all the taxes.
"We are going to change the betting upside down. We will be lying to you if we don't regulate betting," said Matiang'i
He added that the rate at which the youths are involved in the betting is alarming and the government "cannot pretend to protect the citizens when the young people are blacklisted by lending companies" because of betting.
"76 percent of our young people are involved in one form of betting or the other. 54percent involved in betting are from the low-income earners," he added.
He further said he will ensure some of the betting companies are out of the business completely.
"Some of you will be out of this business soon," he reiterated.
Matiangi further stated that BCLB should be prepared for tough times ahead as the government moves in to ensure they comply with all tax regulations.