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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Rodgers Eshitemi
Doping, gender-based violence (GBV) and age cheating dominated Thursday’s Parliamentary Committee on Sports and Culture meeting with Athletics Kenya (AK) officials at Bunge Tower. While most efforts have been put in the fight against doping, it has emerged that GBV and age cheating are slowly but surely becoming a menace in the most successful sport in the country.
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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Rodgers Eshitemi
Athletics Kenya Executive Member and Youth Director Barnaba Korir believes he is the right person to advocate for athletes’ interests at the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) ahead of the association’s elections on April 24.
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3 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Rodgers Eshitemi
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) is trying everything possible to attract sponsors and partners back into the game, the federation CEO Harold Ndege has said. This comes barely a few days after several partners advertised on their LED screens during last weekend’s World Cup Qualifiers match between Harambee Stars and Gabon at Nyayo Stadium.
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1 month ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Rodgers Eshitemi
The wait is finally over for Kenyans as they will now have a chance to watch the national football team, Harambee Stars, on their home soil for the first time in four years. This is after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) confirmed that Kenya’s crucial 2026 World Cup qualifier against Gabon on March 24 will be held at Nyayo Stadium as part of the test matches ahead of the delayed 2024 Africa Nations Championship (Chan) in August 2-30 this year.
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2 months ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Rodgers Eshitemi
Kenya is leaving nothing to chance as they prepare to co-host the delayed 2024 Africa Nations Championship (Chan) with Uganda and Tanzania in August. The tournament involving local-based players was initially supposed to be held this month but postponed to August 2-30 due to hosting nations’ unpreparedness.
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2 months ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Rodgers Eshitemi
From overcoming a career-threatening injury while playing rugby to become one of the best sprinters in Kenya, Tyson Juma is a true definition of resilience. It has evidently not been a walk in the park for Juma (100m athlete) since he switched from rugby to athletics way back in 2021. February 13, 2021, is a day he will never forget in his life as it had some mixed fortunes.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Rodgers Eshitemi
The die has been cast and the delayed 2024 African Nations Championship (Chan) will be held in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in August 2025 after the draw was conducted at KICC, Nairobi on Wednesday night. However, it was not the night many Kenyans were expecting after national team Harambee Stars was drawn in what has been considered as a Group of Death in the tournament that was initially supposed to kick off on February 1.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Rodgers Eshitemi
Though the signings were already on the wall, the postponement of the delayed 2024 African Nations Championship (Chan) from February to August 2025 could be a blessing in disguise to the three hosting East African nations-Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. While some football stakeholders seemed shocked after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) took the bull by the horns and rescheduled the tournament that was supposed to start on February 1, to many it was bound to happen.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Rodgers Eshitemi
After several months of speculation, the 2024 African Nations Championship (Chan) is finally here with us. The draw for the historic event to be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania on February 1-28 will be held at the iconic Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Nairobi on Wednesday.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Rodgers Eshitemi
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