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Sweet holiday as betting tea picker wins Sh14.5m

Elite bet winner of 14,581,020shillings Walter Korir during an interview with the standard on 23rd DECEMBER 2016 PHOTO DAVID GICHURU

As 28-year-old Walter Kiprono made his way into the Elite Bet offices in Westlands, Nairobi, he had an aura of new confidence and power.

His brown shoes gently brushing the ground, his head held high and his broad smile lighting up the opulently furnished room, he felt he belonged where he was. After all, the Standard Seven drop-out was the newest millionaire in the country. 

The father of three from Bomet County closed the year in style when he won Sh14.5 million following his correct prediction of all 12 football matches in the English Premiere League.

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