Residents of Dagoretti woke up to the surprise of free money from trucks as the Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’I led an operation to seize hundreds of gambling machines.
Illegal gambling dens in Dagoretti, Kangemi, Kawangware and other sub-counties around the city have been cleaned by the local administration and police officers who were led by CS Matiang’i. Locals too helped in the crackdown by loading and offloading the machines from the trucks. They broke some machines making sure they get the free money.
The gambling machines were ferried to the Dagoretti South Sub County, where they will be destroyed by the Interior CS, Fred Matiang’i. It was joy for the youths as they offloaded the machines while making sure none remained with a coin. The authorities watched in disbelief as the youths filled their pockets with money.
Interior CS Fred Matiang’I destroyed more than 980 gambling machines in Nakuru, valued at Ksh 30 million in May 2018. This was an initiative taken after students were reported dropping out of school due to gambling addiction. More so, families have been destroyed as a result of this gambling addiction.
The Betting Control and Licensing Board has accused the county governments of allowing installation of these illegal gaming machines in their areas.