David Macharia

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Kindiki makes another foray to Mt Kenya region

1 week ago | peopledaily.digital | David Macharia

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki yesterday said the Kenya Kwanza government will complete all projects promised in Nyandarua before 2027. Speaking when he launched resumption of tarmacking of the 27.5 kilometres Tumaini-Gwa Kiongo-Kabazi road in Ol Kalou constituency, The DP promised to camp in the County to ensure the projects are done before next General Election. The road will cost Sh1.1 billion.
Counties struggle with health concern from street food menace

2 weeks ago | peopledaily.digital | David Macharia

Three counties are struggling with the proliferation of street foods and outside catering that are a threat to food safety. In a bid to monitor the efficacy of the foods to health of human body, Nairobi, Nyandarua and Nakuru have developed bylaws to regulate triple challenge of street foods, outside catering and online food vending.
How Wacera is plotting a Boston Marathon comeback

1 month ago | peopledaily.digital | David Macharia

Mary Wacera Cooper is leaving nothing to chance as she intensifies her training for the Boston Marathon, set for April 21. The 2022 silver medallist who is making her sixth appearance at the prestigious race says her main focus is to stay injury-free and make it to the starting line after last year’s setback forced her to withdraw from the Chicago Marathon at the last minute.
Nyandarua unleashes sixty stars

2 months ago | peopledaily.digital | David Macharia

Nyandarua has assembled a formidable squad of 60 athletes to represent the county at the Central Region Secondary Schools Athletics Championships set for this weekend in Thika, Kiambu County. The team, selected after a highly competitive county-level meet in Nyahururu, is determined to uphold Nyandarua’s reputation as an athletics powerhouse despite lacking a standard track within its borders. The competition is part of the Term One athletics and ball games.
Miano bows out after 37 years at Athletics Kenya

2 months ago | peopledaily.digital | David Macharia

After serving as Athletics Kenya (AK) secretary for Nyandarua uninterrupted for 37 years, Lawrence Miano is finally ready to step aside and pave the way for new leadership when elections are held—a rare and unprecedented move in Kenyan athletics administration. Unprecedented because it is uncommon for officials in athletics to voluntarily relinquish their positions. “I want to hand over to new blood.
Kenyan athletics face fresh crisis after probe exposes thriving black-market for forgeries via falsified birth records

2 months ago | peopledaily.digital | David Macharia

Kenya’s athletics reputation faces yet another scandal as age cheating emerges as a lucrative black-market business, with parents allegedly paying up to Sh100,000 to falsify birth records for their gifted children. With the growing demand for scholarships in foreign schools, coaches, parents as well as corrupt officials are colluding to manipulate documents, allowing ineligible athletes to compete in junior categories.
Widow of Olympic champion Samuel Wanjiru urges media to stop publishing reports about his death

Feb 3, 2025 | peopledaily.digital | David Macharia

The widow of 2008 Olympic marathon champion Samuel Kamau Wanjiru has pleaded with the media to stop revisiting his tragic death, saying continued reports traumatise her two children, who are today old enough to follow the coverage and ask unsettling questions. Speaking in Nyahururu alongside her lawyers, Triza Njeri asked journalists to respect the family’s need for closure, as fresh revelations about Wanjiru’s estate and the decade-long inquest into his mysterious demise resurface.
Mungai, Faith emerge champions in Ol Kalou X-Country

Jan 27, 2025 | peopledaily.digital | David Macharia

New stars rose to the occasion at the Nyandarua County Cross Country Championship held in Ol Kalou at the weekend, with Simon Mungai along with Faith Ruto delivering stellar performances in the senior 10km races to lead a strong team to the Central Region Championships in Nyeri County. Mungai, who took the lead within the first kilometre of the race, maintained a relentless pace. By the bell, he had created an unassailable gap, crossing the finish line in 32:55.28.
Over 50 Japan-based athletes set to add flair to weekend’s Nyandarua County Cross-Country championship

Jan 22, 2025 | peopledaily.digital | David Macharia

Japan-based athletes are set to light up the Nyandarua County Cross Country Championships in Ol Kalou this Saturday, as they go head-to-head with local runners in a fierce battle for slots in the county team ahead of the Central Region Championships which are scheduled to take place a week later in Kangati, Mathira, Nyeri County, according to Nyandarua Athletics Kenya (AK) Secretary Lawrence Miano.
Kenyan athletes in Tokyo eager to showcase talent at World Championships

Jan 16, 2025 | peopledaily.digital | David Macharia

Listen to This Article Enhance your reading experience by listening to this article. When the World Championships take place in Tokyo, Japan, later this year, Kenyan athletes based in the host nation are eager to showcase their talent on home soil. Speaking to People Sport in Nyahururu, several athletes currently on their annual holiday expressed a strong desire to compete in the championships, which will run from September 13-21 at the Japan National Stadium.