SportPesa owners in bitter fallout over billions, shares

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Paul Wanderi Ndung’u (left) and Sportpesa CEO Ronald Karauri. FILE PHOTOS | NMG

Wealthy and influential investors behind SportPesa have fallen out over allegations of transfer of $278 million (Sh29.1 billion) from the company’s coffers to overseas accounts and sale of shares in the firm’s holding company.

The shareholder fight in the sports betting platform is pitting local majority shareholders against its foreign owners from Bulgaria in a row that erupted when SportPesa announced its return under Milestone, a business licensed last month.

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