Category: <span>Governor’s cup</span>

LEGETET MEN AND WOMEN CARRY HOPES OF MEGUN AT CUP FINALS
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LEGETET MEN AND WOMEN CARRY HOPES OF MEGUN AT CUP FINALS

It was a double victory for Legetet men and women as they lifted the Megun Ward’s Governor’s Cup Volleyball titles, on Sunday. Their victories from finals at Ngeria Girls, guarantee them a spot at April’s Governor’s Cup Volleyball Tournament Finals. Legetet men beat their arch-rivals Momoniat 3-2, the losers having won the first set 30-28,...

TURBO’S BEST BET FOR GOVERNOR’S CUP FINALS
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TURBO’S BEST BET FOR GOVERNOR’S CUP FINALS

Riveting action was witnessed across various wards as Turbo Sub-County held its finals on Sunday – the search for the Governor’s Cup Volleyball Tourney’s winner gathering pace. Turbo Sub-County’s Wards of Kapsaos, Kiplombe, Kamagut, Ng’enyilel and Tapsagoi held its finals on Sunday. Kapkoros men won the Kapsaos Ward competition after beating Milimani 3-1 in a...

BIG ACTION AS GOVERNOR’S TOURNEY SETS PACE
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BIG ACTION AS GOVERNOR’S TOURNEY SETS PACE

Simat, Kipkenyo and Langas Warriors men’s teams are some of the squads that have booked their space into the ward finals of the Governor’s Cup Volleyball Tournament. As was expected, top-notch action was witnessed in four wards across Kapseret Sub-County, as the search for the best of the best got underway in Kapseret Sub-County on...

GOVERNOR’S CUP:  GIVING YOUTH A PUSH-UP TO STARDOM, PROFITING FROM TALENT
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GOVERNOR’S CUP: GIVING YOUTH A PUSH-UP TO STARDOM, PROFITING FROM TALENT

The Governor’s Cup Volleyball Tournament is a classic two-bird-one-stone program that seeks to commercialize talent while at the same time keeping youth away from alcohol and substance abuse. According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 7.6 million of the total youth population of 16.8 million are unemployed. During his inauguration speech, Governor Bii pledged...

WEEKEND OF ACTION AS THE GOVERNOR’S CUP BEGIN
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WEEKEND OF ACTION AS THE GOVERNOR’S CUP BEGIN

Hundreds of budding volleyball talents across Uasin Gishu County have an opportunity to prove their mettle when the Governor’s Cup Volleyball Tournament serves off on February 25th. Kapseret Sub-County, one of the seedbeds of volleyball talents, kick-starts a month-long battle, where wards hold competitions to advance one best men’s and women’s teams. According to the...

DEVELOPMENT AGENDA NEED BE FELT BY RAIYA, ADMINS TOLD
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DEVELOPMENT AGENDA NEED BE FELT BY RAIYA, ADMINS TOLD

Ward Administrators have been challenged to enhance and cascade government development agendas at the grassroots. This is following a consultative meeting with Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii aimed at strengthening the unit that is key in service delivery. Speaking to the administrators, the County Chief said there’s need for a robust engagement and dissemination of...

SPORTS IS OUR TOOL FOR COHESION AND EMPOWERMENT, SAYS GOVERNOR BII
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SPORTS IS OUR TOOL FOR COHESION AND EMPOWERMENT, SAYS GOVERNOR BII

The County Government of Uasin Gishu is working to undertake and harness sports development as a bait for economic empowerment and fostering cohesion. The devolved unit has laid strategies to support grassroots sports for the youth to realize and eke out lives through it, an idea fundamentally geared towards solving unemployment and ultimately keeping the...