CONFESSIONS! How Betting Ruined My Life, MKU Student

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I have always told Kenyans that Betting is not an economic activity. It is not a source of income. It is cancerous and it is more addictive than smoking Sheesha.

But it is hard to campaign against targeted marketing, with all our mainstream and social media advertising different betting sites like they have just created job opportunities.

I hope the following confession will help some of the youth who are so much into gambling.

Hey Ann,

I am supposed to take my own life coming Friday. I am an addicted gambler and had been winning almost 10k per day. last two months i’ve gone through hell.

It all started with the con artist you mentioned earlier @floridagal and @Josy_kay(mpesa Josephine Nanjala) where I put all my trust in her and gambled using my school fees, am a student at MKU Thika. I got frustrated when I lost the bet, I decided to gamble again to retrieve the money, I gambled using my rent, lost the bet.

Used up all my savings but kept losing. A friend gave me his school fees due to the trust in me for I always pay my debts, gambled with his fees and lost. Two more friends I consider closer than brothers gave me their rents in the trust that i’ll make the payment, we share an apartment, gambled and lost.

This only made my frustration to grow and I started selling my household items. Sold almost everything losing everytime. Took a loan with my laptop and am supposed to clear it by 10th, but am so broke right now and with debts that I cannot afford.

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I have taken loans from almost everyone I know including my parents. The shame I have on my guts is more than I can handle. I wish I had never learn’t about fixed matches ever in my life for they made me homeless and full of debts.

Three months ago I used to live life like a king but now I consider the life of a peasant a haven. I have finally agreed that I lost, not just in bets but in life.

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