ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Gambling Control Act
50. Authorization of a public lottery for charitable purposes
Edition: 2025-08-12 · In force
50. Authorization of a public lottery for charitable purposes
(1)The Authority shall issue a licence authorizing the promotion and conduct of a public lottery intended to raise funds for charitable purposes which may include charitable activities for—(d)recreational purposes;(f)any other purpose that may be assigned to it by the Authority.(2)The authorization by the Authority under subsection (1) shall be for public lotteries where the promotion and lottery activities are undertaken countrywide, across more than one county or through media.(3)The county governments may licence the promotion and conduct of a public lottery intended to raise funds for the charitable activities set out in subsection (1), where the promotion and the lottery activities are confined within the respective counties.(4)The license issued under subsection (3) shall be for a period not exceeding one year.(5)The Cabinet Secretary shall in consultation with the Authority, set the percentage of the gross revenue of a public lottery that shall be devoted to the object for which the lottery was promoted.(6)Despite section 30(1) (g), the percentage set by the Cabinet Secretary under subsection (5), shall not be less than thirty per cent of the gross revenue of the public lottery, but in no case shall the Authority require a proportion greater than forty-five per cent of the gross proceeds.(7)The Authority shall grant a licence for the promotion of a lottery under this section only to a body corporate.(8)A promoter of a lottery authorized under this section who devotes proceeds of the lottery to activities not permitted or to a purpose other than expenses and prizes permitted commits an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years, or to both.