Wagering firms operating in Kenya are now seeking a dialogue with the Kenyan government in order to find a win-win solution to the gambling tax debacle.

The Star reported that members of the Association of Gaming Operators of Kenya (AGOK) met with senior officials from the Ministry of Sports, Culture, and Arts last week to discuss the tax debacle but they left the vicinity without any concrete solution to the impasse.

AGOK Secretary Judith Kiragu didn’t provide a blow-by-blow account of the meeting except that the group reiterated their appeal to lower the current 35 percent gambling tax to the previous tax limits of between 5 and 15 percent.

The group also expressed its willingness to review their withdrawal of sports sponsorship in the Kenyaif the government will agree to lower the 35 percent tax on gambling activities, according to Kiragu.