Articles by Mkalla wa Mwambodze

Trio shares lead ahead of Safari Tour Series final round

1131, October 28, 2020 (EAT)

Edwin Mudanyi, Eric Ooko and David Wakhu are tied atop the leaderboard at 2-under par 214 ahead of Wednesday's final round of the 2020 Safari Tour Ser...

Wafula hopes to inspire women to take up golf

1103, October 27, 2020 (EAT)

Young Kenyan golfer Naomi Wafula hopes to inspire more women to take up the sport after she made history becoming the first lady golfer to make the ...

John Kamau (left), the Harambee Stars Under-20 coach and assistant senior team coach Musa Otieno ...

Otieno confident Stars will qualify for Afcon 2021

1022, October 27, 2020 (EAT)

Mkalla Mwambodze Former Harambee Stars captain Musa Otieno believes Kenya will qualify for the African Cup of Nations for the second time in a row. ...

Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed addresses the media after supervising KCPE examination process at Moi ...

Hope at last for contact-sports as gov’t to review guidelines

1059, October 26, 2020 (EAT)

The Ministry of Sports is soon expected to ease restrictions imposed on contact-sports in the country. The Ministry is set to hold a series of meet...

Tuwei urges Govt to factor athletics in City Stadium renovations

1236, October 1, 2020 (EAT)

Athletics Kenya chairman Jackson Tuwei has urged the Government to factor athletics during renovations of Nairobi's City Stadium. “This stadium h...

Starlets ace Katungwa urges support for women’s football

1001, September 30, 2020 (EAT)

Harambee Starlets striker Elizabeth Katungwa has urged county governments across the country to support footballers from all genders without discrimin...

Judo boss Maluki confident Kenya will shine in Hungary

1933, September 29, 2020 (EAT)

Kenya Judo Association president Shadrack Maluki is confident Kenya will perform well at the Hungarian international tournament on October 23, despite...

Boxing fraternity mourns the death of coach Mucine ‘Mzungu’

854, September 28, 2020 (EAT)

The Boxing Federation of Kenya(BFK) is once again in mourning following the death of coach Mike Mucine who at the time of his demise was a 3-star Inte...

Leap of faith: Why 400m champ Moraa is opting for 800m

1037, September 24, 2020 (EAT)

World U-18 400m silver medalist and Africa Under-20 champion Mary Moraa has decided to transition to the 800m from her usual 400m race category saying...

Cautious Bandari won’t sign just yet, await sports-return guidelines

1407, September 16, 2020 (EAT)

Mkalla Mwambodze, roving writer The coronavirus pandemic has not only shut football activities and training grounds too, and to some teams, player tr...

Timothy Otieno signs for Zambia’s Napsa Stars

2106, September 9, 2020 (EAT)

Napsa Stars have signed Timothy Otieno from Tusker FC on a three-year contract, the Zambia Super League side confirmed on their social media pages. ...

Why Leopards Mainge nurses the dream of European football

2128, September 3, 2020 (EAT)

Mkalla wa Mwambodze AFC Leopards defender Yusuf Nasri Mainge says he will use the skills he acquired while playing in Slovakia to better himself and ...

Four candidates to snub FKF nominations exercise

949, August 31, 2020 (EAT)

Twaha Mbarak and Sammy Sholei have confirmed that four Football Kenya Federation (FKF) presidential aspirants will not present their nomination papers...

Ushuru players get a half-time pep talk at the Thika Sub-County Stadium/PHOTO/Edwin Mbare/...

‘Odijo’ talks up his vision for Ushuru as club axe 16

1626, August 28, 2020 (EAT)

Ushuru FC coach James ‘Odijo’ Omondi has revealed that they have let go of 16 players out of 30 from their previous season squad and is looking fo...

Biashara coach Baraza means business as Tanzanian league readies for kickoff

1137, August 25, 2020 (EAT)

Mkalla wa Mwambodze in Nairobi Kenyan gaffer Francis Baraza is predicting a tougher season in the Tanzania Premier League as the the number of teams...

Sofapaka FC chairman Elly Kalekwa (L) with coach Sam Ssimbwa during their SportPesa Premier League ...

Kalekwa says challenging to get KPL sponsor

1734, August 21, 2020 (EAT)

Elly Kalekwa, the head of sponsorship at the Kenya Premier League (KPL), says their contract situation with Football Kenya Federation has been a barri...

Sofapaka FC owner Elly Kalekwa and new coach Mellis Medo during his unveiling ahead of 2019 ...

Sofapaka boss Kalekwa hints at player contractual changes

1311, August 18, 2020 (EAT)

Mkalla wa Mwambodze in Nairobi Sofapaka chairman Elly Kalekwa believes that as leagues across the world make plans to resume, there will be ...

Morans ripe for world stage, says ace Bosire

1031, August 18, 2020 (EAT)

Mkalla Mwambodze in Nairobi Basketball star Victor Bosire, the league’s most valuable player opines that Morans have the potential to perform we...

Be agents of change, Sharks midfielder Yidah tells fellow footballers

1325, August 4, 2020 (EAT)

Kariobangi Sharks midfielder Sven Yidah has issued a rallying call to his fellow KPL footballers to take advantage of the 'break' in sporting activiti...

Honouring Mkapa: Magufuli renames Dar stadium after departed President

1805, July 28, 2020 (EAT)

Mkalla Mwambodze in Nairobi Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has renamed Taifa Stadium in Dar es Salaam after the late president Benjamin Mkap...