The Gambling Control Act 2026, which was already in partial execution, has faced severe scrutiny for some of its provisions, with the country’s High Court wading in at some juncture to suspend its implementation to some extent, particularly regarding its capital requirements.
While the headwinds have forced the GRA into accepting to refund any excesses to prospective licence applicants if they are eventually found unlawful by the court. Vice Chairperson of the association Paul Mutegi appearing before the Senate Committee on Tuesday have now asked for the regulations to be called off as they can become excessively burdensome on operators.
The association claimed that ‘the regulations were not developed in accordance with the procedural req..