Over 100 women benefitted from free sanitary pads and foodstuffs donated by Olyumpic marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge. After his tour of Iten with 100 athletes benefitting, today, vulnerable residents of Eldoret in Uasin Gishu and Kaptagat in Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo Marakwet Counties respectively. The London marathon champion said that donating foodstuffs to 100 athletes […]
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Kenyan sports journalists cushion struggling colleagues
Kenyan sports journalists under the umbrella of Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) today cushioned their struggling colleagues during this covid-19 period. Just like other struggling entities, thousands of media workers around the world have either been furloughed, lost their jobs or had their salaries reduced. As the Kenya government announced a stimulus package for […]
Kipyegon, Kayange to lead Kenyans in Olympic celebrations
Reigning Olympic 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon and former Kenya Sevens captain Humprey Kayange will today join 23 other athletes across the world to celebrate the International Olympic Day. The Kenyan stars will join the Olympic video from their respective locations due to coronavirus. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected23 Olympic athletes to take part in […]
Munyaka ousted as Sports chairman
National Assembly Sports Committee chairman Victor Munyaka was ousted from the post in the national assembly rearrangement by the ruling party Jubilee. The Machakos Town legislature was last Wednesday, Munyaka shown the door in ongoing political realignments. Munyaka oversaw the establishment and the operation of the National Sports Fund (NFS) created to provide a comprehensive […]
Kenya in double loss to Pakistan in Scrabble championships
Word Warriors, the national Scrabble team fell to Pakistan in their second virtual Scrabble championships played on Sunday evening. With COVID-19 pandemic, there is a lot of challenge facing the sporting industry all over the world and scrabble has been no exception with players resorting to online platforms to match their opponents. After losing to […]
Kenya top in virtual chess against Ivory Coast
Kenyan Chess players recorded the biggest win in the first Virtual Chess Championships. Team Kenya defeated their opponents by 308 against Ivory Coast’s 226 More to follow
Taekwondo master Ratang’a fighting coronavirus
The story is about trying to kick out coronavirus out of the world or out of the atmosphere, but it becomes impossible, then we therefore change our technique through fighting it as it comes or becomes part of the community. We therefore change our technique in using a different kick, then it finally falls down […]
Kenya to play Ivory Coast in Virtual Chess championships
Chess Kenya (CK) will be selecting the best players when they play Ivory Coast in the Virtual Chess championships this Saturday. This will be the first time the two nations are engaging in the virtual show according to CK chairman Bernard Wanjala. Wanjala said that there are ongoing series matches between nations and individuals to […]
Kipchoge and Wanja: Stay discipline
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge and Malkia Strikers iconic setter Janet Wanja have clarified that it is only discipline that can keep people in sports. Speaking to BBC’s Lynne Wachra on a web seminar organized by the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK), said discipline has kept them in the sport for long. “Self-discipline […]
Sports wins big as Ukur Yatani reads 2020/2021 national budget
Budget estimates for 2020/2021 got a shot in the arm after Cabinet secretary for National Treasury and Planning Ukur Yatani read the budget at Parliament buildings today. According to Yatani, The Sports Fund has been allocated kshs 14 billion in the budgetary allocation to Sports Fund in sports This was the 150% increase from what […]