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28-year-old Kenyan man promises to never bet again after winning Shs7.2b from Shs6000 stake

Moses Abeka by Moses Abeka
May 4, 2017
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A lucky Kenyan man has amazingly netted $2m (Shs7.2b) from a Shs6K bet after predicting the outcome of 17 football matches. He says that he will not bet again.

Samuel Abisai, 28, won the life-changing sum after having a flutter on two separate picks, according to betting firm SportPesa. Abisai told journalists in Nairobi: “I think I am not going to bet again.”



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The company boss Ronald Karauri led a convoy to Mr Abisai’s home town of Thika – 27 miles outside of the capital Nairobi – to pick up the lucky winner. He says he is not sure whether he will continue working or quit is day job.

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