Kibra Interbase Teams comprises soccer clubs from the larger Kibera constituency which participate in locally organised tournaments. The teams’ representatives reached out to Sakaja seeking support to install metallic goalposts and buy boots for young players. Governor Johnson Sakaja donated KSh 200,000 to them and pledged to lobby more sponsors to catalyse sporting activities across the city.
Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja has declared that he will not stop in his quest to boost youth talents as a way of countering crime and creating employment.
On Tuesday, February 20, Speaking with Kibera Interbase Football Teams’ representatives on, the governor assured groups offering talent-nurturing opportunities of his support, saying that his manifesto explicitly captures the aspect of youth empowerment.
“We are engaging the youths in the slums and giving them an opportunity to nurture their football-playing talents and earn an honest living, but sometimes we struggle to raise money to facilitate the activities.
“It is because of such shortcomings that we reached out to the governor’s political advisor William Ndung’u and asked him to support us in installing metallic goal posts and buying boots for the players. We are glad he opened his doors to us and gave us the support we needed,” said a member of the Interbase Football Teams committee.
You’ll need at most KSh 50,000 to install the goal posts, while the remainder goes into buying boots and compensating referees that officiate the matches,” he said.
Sports is a sure avenue of uniting communities, eradicating crime and earning a living and we’ll work with like minded people and organisations to empower our young people and catalyse our sporting activities and investments,” the county chief said.