Baks Muthamia

For many young Kenyans, the word mortgage ends the conversation before it begins. It sounds like something for people with big salaries, expensive suits and enough money to casually talk about buying property. For everyone else, homeownership is often pushed into the “someday” file. But understanding how a mortgage works does not mean you are ready to take one today.

Kubai, a resident of Tharaka Nithi, says the Nithi Bridge area had been dangerous for as long as he could remember. His memories are backed by the bridge’s long record as one of Kenya’s worst road accident black spots. The stretch along the Embu – Meru road has steep terrain and sharp curves leading towards the bridge, making it difficult for vehicles, particularly heavy trucks, to navigate safely. The bridge has been associated with repeated fatal crashes over several decades.

Pepeta has teamed up with Safaricom to launch Dandia Data Dailee, a first-of-its-kind offer that rewards sportsbook players with 50MB of free data every day when they place a sportsbook bet worth KSh50 or more on the Pepeta App. And the best part? The data is yours to use however you want follow your bet on Pepeta as well as play your favorite Crash or casino games -killing two birds with one stone? It’s a simple idea, but it says a lot about where Pepeta is heading in Kenya’s online betting space.