ELIUD KIPCHOGE SETS NEW WORLD RECORD AT BERLIN MARATHON
"Limits are there to be broken. By you and me together. I hope this result will inspire you to break your own limits." -- Champion Eliud Kipchoge
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Africana Voice REVIEW: RUTO NAMED HIS CABINET; COUP IN BURKINA FASO; KENYAN WOMAN MURDERED IN EGYPT; MIGUNA’S HOMECOMING
The Week was filled with global news impossible to cover in one sitting. Join us as we move to give you a review of the news you may have missed throughout the week.
The Africana Voice WEEKLY REVIEW: THE QUEEN’S FUNERAL, JACKPOT WINNER ELECTED IN KENYA, PROTEST IN IRAN AFTER MORALITY POLICE KILL WOMAN
Kenyan Woman missing in Wyoming since Feb 2022, Boyfriend uncooperative with cops. Ebola Outbreak causes concerns in East Africa. Patogonia Owner donates company profits of his company to fight the effects of climate change. End of an era in world Tennis and Serena Williams and Roger Federer retire from competitive tennis. Former US President Donald Trump faces multiple legal peril. Kenyans among 47 indicted people in a $250 million Covid-19 fraud case, the biggest in US history.
OMANYALA: THE CHARISMATIC SPRINT CHAMP INSPIRING KENYA AND THE WORLD
The Common Wealth Sprint Champ meteoric rise to a global pedestal is a product of positive thinking and hard work and not sweating the little stuff.
KENYA’S OKUTOYI AND DUTCH PARTNER NIJKAMP WIN GIRLS’ TENNIS DOUBLES AT WIMBLEDON
Okutoyi overcame a humble upbringing to become the first Kenyan and sub-Saharan African female tennis Player to win a Grand Slam. President Uhuru Kenyatta honored her with a congratulatory Statement. She joins the exclusive club of elite Kenyan athletes who have flown the Kenyan flag high on the global stage.
KENYANS DOMINATE THE LOS ANGELES MARATHON
John Korir defends his title for the second year in a row, Delvin Meringor wins the women's title and a bonus gender challenge.
COACH PHILIP ONYANGO ACCUSERS MEET WITH DCI INVESTIGATORS
The former youth coach is accused of sexually abusing female athletes in a period spanning 3 decades. He had denied any wrongdoing. The move is a significant step forward in the ongoing investigation.
LA MARATHON IS ON MARCH 20: THE MAGICAL MILE IS DESIGNATED FOR KENYANS TO CHEER OUR STARS
Kenya's John Korir is the men's competition defending champ. Natasha Cockram from Wales, bested Kenya's Antonina Kwamba, to win the 2021 women's title. Kenyans are encouraged to dress up in Kenyan colors and wave the little Kenyan flags.
FANS AT THE PARLOR SPORTS BAR IN LA, ENJOY HIP HOP SUPER BOWL LVI
In a Historic Move, Top Hip Hop and R&B Performed in The Halftime Show, Ending a Freeze on Rap Music Featuring on a National Stage Despite Being The Most popular Genre of Music in The World
CATHERINE NDEREBA BROUGHT TO TEARS BY ABUSED WOMEN’S STORIES DURING AGNES TIROP GBV-IN SPORT CONFERENCE
Coaches, teammates, and officials are listed as the worst offenders. Eliud Kipchoge said Kenyan athletes lack morals and are surrounded by negative people. And emotional Catherine Ndereba, globally known as "Catherine The Great" challenged the judiciary to do something to hold offenders accountable. "It's my prayer that our beloved country, would land to a place, whereby we'll be able to put all those criminals into account. It's too painful, way too painful when you see or hear somebody has done something that's really immoral yet they walk freely in our country. Yet we say we have judiciary in our country."
