Airtel fights jail push in SportPesa dispute
Tuesday February 23 2021
By SAM KIPLAGAT
Summary
Executives of telecoms company Airtel have launched a fight against contempt of court charges which put them at risk of fines or jail terms.
The mobile operator is seeking protection against a contempt suit filed by the betting firm which has accused it of failing to unblock gaming pay bill accounts and short codes used by its partner Milestones Games Limited.
Executives of telecoms company Airtel have launched a fight against contempt of court charges which put them at risk of fines or jail terms after the mobile operator was sucked into a dispute between the State and betting firm, SportPesa.