This archive report was first published on 1 November 2019.
On October 2, SportPesa sent home 362 employees after announcing it had halted operations in Kenya due to tough regulations, including higher taxation and advertising guidelines.
However, in a surprising move, SportPesa has reportedly revoked the termination letters given to employees at the beginning of October.
According to reports, all staff fired early last month have been asked to report to the firm's offices at Chancery Building along Valley Road today, Friday 1st November.
CEO Ronald Karauri said yesterday that the sports betting firm withdrew the letters so it can issue proper redundancy notices.
“We have basically been advised to issue proper and legal notices even as we wait for the Betting Control and Licensing Board to act on our application,” Mr Karauri is quoted by the Star as saying.
The company's head of human resources, Terry Wanja Njagi, sent out an email on Thursday asking the former employees to report to work, citing the withdrawal of termination notices dated 2nd October 2019.
The move has caused both excitement and confusion among former employees and betting fans, with some interpreting it as signs of SportPesa's comeback into the market.
