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One billion shillings from the Kenyan government will save the KPL - Oburu

Bandari FC team manager Wilson Oburu has called on the government to step in and sponsor the Kenyan Premier League (KPL).

The KPL has been thrown into financial uncertainty after the exit of betting firm SportPesa as the title sponsor and now Oburu says it is only the government which has enough resources to sponsor the top-flight competition.

"The government can step in and see how they are going to help rescue the situation. Sport is a source of employment for the youth in the country and the government is very much capable of giving a viable solution to this problem," Oburu told Goal.