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Africa Volleyball Championships cancelled as virus bites
By Stanley Mativo, 2032, March 15, 2020 (EAT)
The 2020 African Volleyball Men's and Women's Club Championships have been postponed to a later date as the coronavirus pandemic continue to stretch f...

CAVB , coronavirus , Men's African Volleyball Club Championship , Women's African Volleyball Championship
Coronavirus rocks Kenyan sport
By Matthews Mutai, 1435, March 13, 2020 (EAT)
Three major national sport organisations have suspended their seasons in the wake of the Kenyan Government's decision to ban public gatherings on Frid...

coronavirus
Coronavirus: Bitok wants CAVB to postpone Africa Club Championship
By Stanley Mativo, 1514, March 11, 2020 (EAT)
Malkia Strikers head coach Paul Bitok wants the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) to consider postponing the upcoming African Club Championships...

African Club Championships , CAVB , coronavirus , Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok , postpone
Coronavirus or lack of support? Team fails to travel for qualifiers
By Stanley Mativo, 1552, March 5, 2020 (EAT)
The national women’s beach volleyball team will not participate in the second round of the Tokyo Olympics qualifiers, after failing to get clearance...

Beach volleyball , coronavirus , kenya , Nigeria , Waithaka Kioni
Bitok chuffed at new KVF calendar, format
By Stanley Mativo, 1513, February 11, 2020 (EAT)
National women's volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok has lauded decision by the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) to fully adopt new a league format...

FIVB , KVF , Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok
New Pipeline boss Gitau promises to go all out in hunt of silverware
By Stanley Mativo, 1414, January 29, 2020 (EAT)
Newly appointed Kenya Pipeline head coach Paul Gitau has vowed to restore the status of the six-time African Club champions as the top women's volleyb...

Kenya Pipeline , Paul Gitau , Volleyball
President Kenyatta hosts peerless Malkia Strikers at Mombasa
By Stanley Mativo, 2124, January 17, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday reiterated his commitment to ensuring all national teams flying Kenya’s flag at international competitions get be...

Malkia Strikers , President Uhuru Kenyatta , State House Mombasa
Pomp, colour as triumphant Malkia Strikers jet back
By Stanley Mativo, 2056, January 10, 2020 (EAT)
National women's volleyball team Malkia Strikers, jetted back to a heroic reception at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Friday evening, a day a...

2020 Olympic Games , Malkia Strikers , NOCK
2019 in Review: Kenyan volleyball clubs blew hot and cold
By Stanley Mativo, 1229, December 25, 2019 (EAT)
Review, Stanley Mativo As the curtains fall on 2019, the national women’s volleyball team, Malkia Strikers, posted mixed results but in a bigger ...

2019 in Review , Malkia Strikers , pipeline , prisons
Bitok returns to old home KCB
By Citizen Reporter, 1250, December 25, 2019 (EAT)
KCB ladies volleyball team has revamped the squad ahead of the 2020 season by bringing on board Malkia Strikers head coach Paul Bitok as their technic...

KCB , Paul Bitok , technical advisor
2019 in Review: The return of Bitok got Kenya spiking again
By Stanley Mativo, 1024, December 25, 2019 (EAT)
The return of volleyball titan Paul Bitok to his motherland from Rwanda where he had had an illustrious 10-year coaching career with the tiny East Afr...

Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) , Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok , Waithaka Kioni
Year 2019: Citizen Digital sports writers pick their highlights
By Citizen Team, 048, December 25, 2019 (EAT)
The year 2019, like many before it, has has its fair share of sporting drama. Records have been broken in several races across world capitals, while t...

2019 in Review , Citizen Digital , Citizen Digital sports writers , sports writers , Year highlights
Bitok ready for life without dependable Wanja
By Stanley Mativo, 1035, December 18, 2019 (EAT)
Malkia Strikers head coach Paul Bitok says he is ready to move on without reliable setter Janet Wanja who pulled out of the squad on Monday, citing ...

2020 Olympics Qualifier , Janet Wanja , Paul Bitok , The Malkia Strikers
Absent Wanja dropped from Malkia Strikers squad
By Stanley Mativo, 1015, December 16, 2019 (EAT)
Long-serving national women’s volleyball team setter Janet Wanja has been dropped from the squad currently in residential training at the Kasarani I...

African Olympic qualifiers , dropped , Janet Wanja , Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok
‘I will not be swayed by big names’: Bitok warns as he picks Olympic squad
By Stanley Mativo, 1712, November 24, 2019 (EAT)
National women’s volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok has named a strong provisional squad for Olympics qualifiers primed for January 2-10 in Yaoun...

Malkia Strikers , Olympic qualifiers , Paul Bitok , provisional squad
Prisons ward off KCB to retain KVF title
By Stanley Mativo, 1712, November 24, 2019 (EAT)
Kenya Prisons successfully defended their Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) women's title on Sunday after registering straight sets win in all matches...

Kasarani Indoor Arena , KCB , KVF League title , prisons
GSU, Prisons inch closer to retaining KVF titles
By Stanley Mativo, 2224, November 23, 2019 (EAT)
Kenya Volleyball Federation men’s league champions GSU made their intentions of writing a new chapter in Kenya’s volleyball books known after pick...

GSU , Kasarani Indoor Arena , Kenya Volleyball Federation
GSU disarm KDF to launch KVF title defence in style
By Joan Cheruiyot, 2015, November 22, 2019 (EAT)
Kenya Volleyball Federation men’s league crème de la crème GSU dispatched their nemesis KDF 3-1 sets as the KVF playoffs served off on Friday at t...

Gideon Tarus , GSU , KDF , KPA , KVF
Prisons spike Pipeline to launch KVF title defence in style
By Joan Cheruiyot, 1405, November 22, 2019 (EAT)
Kenya Prisons began their Kenyan Volleyball Federation (KVF) league women’s title defence bid in style, securing straight sets victory against arch-...

Josp Barasa , Kenya Pipeline , Kenya Prisons , KVF , Margret Indakhala
Battle of egos as KDF plot GSU arrest in KVF playoffs
By Stanley Mativo, 1947, November 21, 2019 (EAT)
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) are determined to seize the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) league men’s title from defending champions General Service...

Alfred Chedotum , DCI , GSU , Japheth Munala , KCB , KDF , Kenya Pipeline , Kenya Prisons , KVF , Nicholas Kimeli