County Govt of Kisumu gives sports gears to six more wards
By Dickson Odhiambo
April 14, 2022
County Govt of Kisumu
gives sports gears to six more wards
THE County
Government of Kisumu has given six sports gears to six more wards within the
county.
Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o says a
total of 19 wards have now benefited from the sports gears and equipment from
the County Government of Kisumu.
Nyong’o
says the six wards that have benefitted include Ombeyi, Onjiko/Awasi, East
Kano/Wawidhi,Manyatta B, Kolwa Central and West Nyakach wards.
Nyong’o says the other nine wards
that have benefitted in the distribution include Nyalenda B, Central
Nyakach, Kolwa East, Market/ Milimani, Kabonyo Kanyagwal, North Kisumu, Kajulu,
Ahero and East Seme.
Other wards that benefited earlier
included North West Kisumu, Railways, Ahero and South West Kisumu.
Addressing the press today during
the presentation of the sports gears to the six wards, Kisumu Governor Prof
Anyang Nyong’o said an estimated shs 8.9 million were used to procure sports
equipment during the financial year 2020/2021 and were issued to eight wards.
He says
in the just concluded financial year, the number of the recipient wards was
increased to 19 with an allocation of shs 23,850,000.
Nyong’o
says the purpose of sportswear which includes uniforms and equipment is to
enhance performance during training and competition.
“As a county, we have been leading by example
by participating in various sporting activities at the national level. Allow me
to salute all our sportsmen and women who have made this county stand out as a
home of heroes and heroines. We will
continue to support you,” Nyong’o says.
Recently, Nyong’o says they participated in the
inter-county sports competition known as Kicosca that was held in Embu late
last year, adding that the sportsmen and women collected a bountiful of
trophies, justifying our decision to send them there.
“Our county staff team emerged overall in
position two (2) after Nairobi county.
They brought home 14 trophies, and a number of our players were selected
to join the Kenyan team for the EALASCA games in Eldoret from 7th to 13th March
2022. Currently, Kisumu County has 23 active sports federations with several
teams participating at various levels (from county leagues, through national
super leagues to premier leagues). Our one and only Kisumu All-Stars aka
Otenga are doing well in the national Super league,” he adds.
He further adds that People with Disability
sports teams have also been blazing the trail, adding that they are the true
proof that Disability is not an inability.
“During the October 2021 inter-county
Para-Volley championships held in Nakuru County, our MEN team emerged in
overall position two while the LADIES
team was overall position three and were both awarded trophies for the
same. This weekend our County Men Para volley team which is a beneficiary of
this project represented the County at the Inter-County Games in Trans-nzoia
where they emerged the overall winners,” Nyong’o further says.
Governor Nyong’o adds that the Inter-County
Water Company Games will be held in Kisumu City from 19th April to 3rd
May 2022.
“The presence of the Games will bring an added
advantage of boosting our businesses both small and large. It also allows us to
market and provides a chance for our guests to sample our tourism destinations
and attractions. To sustain this tempo, my government will continue to support
sports through the provision of needed facilities and equipment,” Nyong’o says.
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