Kenyan Man Narrates Using Son’s School Fees for Betting, Recalls Turning Point from Gambling
- Charles Wanjohi shared how he stopped himself from gambling away his life after he made some mistakes
- He narrated how gambling started to affect his family, and while money was coming in at a very fast rate, it was going out at an even faster rate
- Alfred Gitonga from the Mathari Mental and Referral Hospital shared why people start well and end up in ruins when they take up gambling
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Nairobi, Kenya: Charles Wanjohi has shared that his life was so taken over by gambling that he almost gambled with his son's education.
Source: Youtube
Wanjohi is a businessman who enjoys tidy profits, and he was doing so well until he joined the gambling world.
Speaking to KBC, Wanjohi said:
"I remember I sacrificed school fees for my son and ended up gambling all of it. When my son was almost being sent away from school because of school fees, I remember asking myself, but I had that amount two days ago, I could have just paid," he said.
"I started realising that there was money coming in but I didn't have cash in my pockets. Trying to trace back, I see my M-Pesa running well and my clients have already paid. I was in debts every time and yet I was doing a profitable business," he added.
Source: Youtube
How did Wanjohi lose KSh 300,000?
In his narration, Wanjohi said that there was a time when he did a supply of solar solutions and was paid KSh 800,000.
"The cheque cleared at 10 pm and I started gambling with KSh 10,000, then KSh 20,000 and finally ended up using KSh 300,000. That was the turnaround," he said.
Alfred Gitonga, a consultant psychiatrist at the Mathari Mental Teaching and Referral Hospital, said that in the beginning, people gamble for fun, but then it evolves into something else.
"In the beginning, you have this illusion of control but as time goes on, the gambling takes over your life then you assume a system of desperation and when the losses become too much then mental health problems and financial issues assume," he stated.
What did other Kenyans say?
@murithijohn5640:
"Gambling will kill your life thanks to God am now celebrating my first year since I quit."
@maggieandjosephshow6052:
"Aviator and casino games are dangerous. Analyse games za less than 100 bob, that's responsible."
diktator1889:
"I remember betting with all my school fees while in campus, thanks to God I'm no longer an addict."
@Ianjohnm:
"It's a very dangerous addiction since it's not like drug addiction with physical symptoms. Unless you know the person gambles, you'll just think he/she is just going through financial problems, which financial problems can happen to anyone."
@LakshmiRathore-v5b:
"Keep doing well .. very soon the glory of number one voice of kenya ❤❤KBC... Thanks to Ruto for rebuilding this media."
Woman blames Aviator for business collapse
In another story, businesswoman Mirriam Waithira shared how a betting addiction changed her entire life.
The mother of one remembered her first lucky win and how it turned into a devastating trap for her.
Waithira's addiction caused the hardworking woman to lose her hotel business in Uthiru, forcing her to go back to her rural home in Kinangop.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
