Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr receives the 9 awards earned by Makueni team at the 2023 Kenya Youth Inter-County Sports Association (KYISA) games, Tharaka Nithi.
Kajiado County is the proud host of the 7th Edition of Kenya Youth Inter-County Sports Association (KYISA) games at Ongata Rongai.
The games were officially launched by H.E Martin Moshisho, the Deputy Governor – Kajiado County, and will run from 9th to 17th April, 2022 at the Nekeel Stadium, Nekeel Boys School and Laiser Hill Academy Grounds.
KYISA games were last held in 2019 with Busia as the host, before being interrupted by the infamous Covid-19 pandemic.
Youths aged between 18-23 from across the 47 counties will be competing in three disciplines;
Makueni County will be represented in all the disciplines.
The department of Sports and ICT in Makueni has given out 1,020 balls and 120 sets of uniforms to different county teams to promote sporting activities once the ministry of sports announces re-opening of the sports calendar.
Deputy governor Adelina Mwau who flagged off the equipment on Tuesday at the County administration offices said 35 teams across the various disciplines will benefit.
She said the county is investing heavily in a community based sports programme dubbed Ligi Mashinani as a way of keeping young people busy and draw them from antisocial behaviors.
The deputy governor said the long-term goal of this initiative is sharpening sporting talents so that young people can earn and create wealth as career sportsmen and women.
15 out of 30 wards had set aside Sh12 Million in the 2019/2020 financial year to support sports development at the community level. This will also aid in purchase of more sports gear.
The county government will in the current financial year train 2,340 coaches for different disciplines to improve the quality of sports coaching and eventually sports skills.
Makueni basketball men soared high as they finished second in the 6th edition of Kenya Youth Inter-County Sports Association games held in Busia between 14th and 21st December.
The under 23 boys put up an onerous fight against hosts Busia, under a sea of cheering fans, but fell 51-46 finishing second overall.
Makueni had earlier crashed Turkana 58-42 in a breath taking semi final at the Busia stadium to advance to the final.
Enroute to the finals, Makueni edged out Siaya 68-30 and Nakuru 44-37.
County Executive for Education, Sports and ICT Joshua Wambua is convinced Makueni has what it takes to become a sporting giant. He says the county will continue to invest in talent development With a view to promoting sports as a career for thousands of young people.
Makueni basketball men are a game away from being crowned Kenya Youth Inter-county Sports Association games 6th edition champions.
The boys crashed their Turkana counterparts 58-42 in a breath taking semi final at the Busia stadium to advance to the final, where they will meet hosts Busia at 4pm Today.
Through to the top, Makueni edged out Siaya 68-30 and Nakuru 44-37.
Much as Busia enjoys home advantage and loud cheers, coach Frederick Makundi is confident Makueni will have the last laugh going by their vitality and prowess in the pitch.
Makueni continues to display its sporting prowess at the ongoing Kenya Inter-County Sports Association games in Busia.
So far, both men and women footballers have qualified for the knockouts as runners up behind Trans Nzoia (Men) and Kwale (Women).
On day three of the games, Wednesday, Makueni volleyball queens hammered their Nyandarua counterparts 3-0 sets thus securing a slot at the knock-out stages with a game in hand against hosts Busia.
In Men’s volleyball, Makueni will be on the pitch Thursday against Nyandarua having thrashed Kakamega 3-1 sets on Tuesday.
Makueni executive for Education, Sports and ICT Joshua Wambua is upbeat that the Makueni sportsmen, all under 23, are well prepared to go for silverware as the curtains draw on the 6th edition of the inter-county games on Saturday.
The Kenya Handball Federation – Makueni Sub-branch in partnership with the Government of Makueni County will be hosting the Annual Mashujaa Handball Challenge this Saturday 13th October, 2018, at Unoa grounds Wote.
This is the second edition of the tournament following a successful inaugural event staged at the same venue last year.
This tournament is spearheaded by a team of sub-branch officials elected to office in 2017 according to its secretary Alphonse Sila.
“The office has also been able to initiate a County league that has already done three circuits and the finals to be held later in the year,” said Jones Kyumwa, the Technical Director.
At least 14 teams have confirmed their participation in this year’s edition of Mashujaa Handball Challenge.
They include:
Clubs & Colleges
High Schools
Ladies Teams
UoN 14 vs 11 SEKU Main
SEKU Main 14 vs 06 Kitandi H.C.
UoN 21 vs 06 Kitandi H.C.
Machakos University 23 v 16 Wote TTI
Reece H.C. 15 vs 14 Wote TTI
Machakos University 15 – 19 Recce H.C.
UoN 19 vs 18 Machakos University
Recce H.C. 12 vs 08 SEKU Main
UoN 13 vs 13 Recce H.C. (Postmatch 7-M throws 03 – 05)
Nduluni Boys 16 vs 11 St. John’s Malivani
St. John’s Malivani 12 vs 13 Kithumba School
Nduluni Boys 18 vs 07 Kithumba School
Makueni Boys 07 vs 12 Mikuyuni Boys
Nduluni Boys 13 vs 07 Makueni Boys
Mikuyuni Boys 11 vs 06 Kithumba School
Nduluni Boys 09 vs 10 Mikuyuni Boys
Wote Queens 08 vs 01 Makueni Girls
Wote Queens 10 vs 03 Nduluni Girls
Makueni Girls 04 vs 08 Nduluni Girls
Senior Men: Recce H.C.
Runners up: University of Nairobi
Junior Men: Mikuyuni Boys
Runners up: Nduluni Boys
Ladies: Wote Queens
Runners up: Nduluni Girls
Prisons Kenya women’s team won the senior women category title of the 2018 Makueni County volleyball tournament that came to an end on Sunday, the 23rd of September, 2018 at Unoa Sports Grounds, Wote – Makueni County.
Prisons Kenya, under the stewardship of stand-in coach, Azenga Mavisi, won all their 4 matches played on a round-robin basis. In their opening match, Prisons Kenya saw off KCB, led by Coach Muthui 3-0; followed by a 3-1 win over league debutants DCI. They, Prisons Kenya, later edged out perennial rivals and current national champions Kenya Pipeline under the tutelage of Coach Margaret Indakhala 3-1 before finally winning their last match against Kahawa Garrison 3-0 to emerge winners owing to a much better win ratio compared to the other teams.
Bankers KCB ended the tournament as first runners-up after winning three out of four matches. In their opening fixture, KCB upset Kenya Pipeline 3-1. They followed up that win with a 0-3 loss to Prisons Kenya before recovering to beat Kahawa Garrison and DCI in straight sets 3-0 respectively. Highly fancied Kenya Pipeline finished third after recording two victories and two loses, followed by DCI, who won one match and lost three. Nairobi based Kahawa Garrison finished in fifth place after losing all their matches.
In the men’s final, Mombasa based KPA began their quest to bag the 2018 Makueni County volleyball Tournament title on a high after taking the first set 25-20 against pre-match favorites and current national champions GSU. The dockers matched the fifth ranked club in Africa, GSU, from the onset before establishing a lead towards the end of the set. The Dan Tali led charges failed to recover and eventually lost the set.
The second set was equally very competitive, GSU fought off the challenge of the Dockers from the start before finally bagging the set 25-21, leveling the sets 1-1. They, GSU, won their second set to establish 2 sets to 1 advantage over their rivals before winning the fourth set 25-22, and eventually winning the match 3-1.
The finals for the self-supporting teams saw Malex Logistics go down 0-3(18-25; 18-25, 16-25) to an impressive Katulye Volleyball.
The schools and colleges category final was between the University of Nairobi and Katulani Primary School from Makueni County. The experienced University side won the match 3-0 to clinch the title.
Winners of this year’s tournament were presented with trophies and cash awards by the Makueni County Sports and Youth Minister Dr. Naomi Makau who was accompanied by the County’s Youth Chief Officer Mr. Jonah Kyathe.
TOURNAMENT’S RESULTS