‘Rich kids’ shining in the sports world
Kenyan sports scene is often defined by talented children from poor families. However, there are classical examples of kids from rich families who have made it big on the global stage.
Tom Bush Wamukota plays basketball for Cobra Sport in the Basketball Africa League. Cobra earned promotion to the 2022 season last year. W amukta is the son of Webuye West MP Dan Wanyama.
Eugene Asike is a Kenyan football player. He is the son of a judge. Besides football, he runs a fitness and nutrition business with his girlfriend Paula Bosire. He has played almost all his career in Kenya, except for a short stint in Zambia in 2018.
Marcel Awori is an upcoming athlete and footballer at Boston University, USA. He is the son of Jeremy Awora, a seasoned banker and ABSA Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Marcel's sister was a swimmer and his father was an alumnus of St Mary's School.
Dr Wilfred Emonyi Injera's sons play rugby for the Kenyan Sevens squad in major championships. They are Humphrey Khayange, Collins InJera and Michael Agevi.
Martin Keino is the son of 1968 Olympic 1500m champion Kipchoge Keinos. He was the pacesetter for Daniel Komen and Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele. Keinsa set world records in two miles twice and set the current record of 7:58.61 in Hechtel, Belgium, on July 19, 1997.
Stephen Chemlany is a Kenyan athlete who won a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games marathon. He also holds a masters degree in computer science from New York State Iona College.
