There are many online betting firms in Kenya including Sportpesa, mCheza, Betway and betin.
These firms allow football fans to bet before a match begins (before a referee blows the first whistle).At the end of the match, the winners are awarded instant cash prices.
Everyone wants money. As a matter of fact, everyone wants huge sums of money like those being offered by these betting firms.
That is why even football match referees are betting to get money just like the fans.
I think referees should not bet, at least when they are presiding over a match.
They can bet any other time they are not working but when they are in the field, they should not.
A referee is supposed to be very impartial. By betting, a referee would tend to be partial so that he or she wins the money.
A popular saying goes, "Money is sharper than a sword."
Yes, money has the power to make an impartial referee to be partial. A referee and a linesman who bets also attracts the wrath of hooligans masquerading as fans.