I attended the Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo National Stadium on 12th December and as the helicopters flew by towing banners with messages congratulating Kenya on forty five years of freedom, I was overwhelmed with feelings of pride and love for my country. But just then, D got a message from … [Read more...]
The Power of Sports
December 5, 2008 By 2 Comments
Sport is a lot more than dirty kit, sweaty bodies and broken bones. Sport has within it, the power to entertain and teach, and in the process create avenues for sustainable progression in communities. In Kenya the Rugby Super Series, brings together top players from the premier rugby clubs in the … [Read more...]
Our “Waheshimiwas”
November 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment
As I think about Raphael Wanjala rotting away in Tihar prison in India, I wonder if I should blame myself and other Kenyans for the low standards that we seem to have set for our leaders, or if I should blame leaders like Raphael Wanjala for disappointing those who look up to them as leaders and as … [Read more...]
Try Time!!!
November 3, 2008 By 4 Comments
In September 2008, the Kenya Women's Rugby National Seven a Side team put on a gallant fight in the Womens Rugby World Cup Sevens Qualifiers and came in third. Unfortunately, only the top two made it through to the Rugby World Cup in Dubai in 2009. Kenya were the only team to score against South … [Read more...]
LONG VERSUS SHORT: which way for Kenyan Rugby?
October 30, 2008 By 4 Comments
It has been argued that fifteens rugby in Kenya is suffering because we have concentrated on the sevens version without thinking through the progression to the fifteens code. Are we right to constantly invest so much time and energy into the more viable sevens rugby or should we now regroup and … [Read more...]
I AM MY HAIR
October 21, 2008 By 2 Comments
I had been growing my hair since 1995. I finally got it to where it was shoulder length, nice and thick, gave me a nice long bouncy ponytail and fell over my face when I needed it to. Any “pure breed” black African will appreciate what an accomplishment this is. After a lot soul searching, I … [Read more...]
DRIVING THE MACHINE
October 17, 2008 By 1 Comment
While in residential camp, the 1976 University of Nairobi rugby squad for the East Africa University games watched the 1974 Hollywood blockbuster “The Longest Yard”. Starring Burt Reynolds as Paul Crewe, the movie was about a convicted American Football player who despite having been asked by … [Read more...]
SHEEBEEN
October 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Just as we are about to slither back to our miserable existence, bitter at the reality that we have been deposed from our throne-like bar stools, we stumble upon a haven; Sheebeen. Read more here. … [Read more...]
WOMEN AT WAR
October 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The 1985 Nairobi Forward Looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women defines Peace as not only the absence of war, violence and hostilities at national and international levels, but also, the enjoyment of economic and social justice, equality and the entire range of human rights and fundamental … [Read more...]
RED TOUCH RUGBY
October 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It was smooth sailing for the MOB until they met Avandu Chinkororo Strong RFC, the MOB chairman’s team of choice. Confident that her boys would make it to the finals without her, the Chairman had opted to turn out for her family. The MOB would have to beat Avandu Chinkororo Strong RFC to earn a … [Read more...]
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