Kakamega High School will host the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) Term Two Games, according to the Ministry of Education.
In a notice, Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok announced that the event, which was supposed to be at Nakuru High School, will now be held in Kakamega from July 29 to August 2.
The Term Two games will include football, volleyball, rugby Sevens (for both boys and girls), badminton, table tennis, and 3×3 basketball.
Additionally, Musingu High School will organize the Junior Schools and Primary Schools ball games.
The Junior Schools games will have football, volleyball, netball, handball, and 3×3 basketball, while U12 students in primary schools will compete in football, volleyball, netball, and handball. The Special Primary Schools games will take place at St Anne’s Girls’ Mumias from July 29 to August 2.
Bitok also mentioned that Kakamega will host the Federation of East African Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSA) from August 14 to 22.
During this regional event, Kenya aims to win the overall title again. The last time Kenya won was in 2015 in Huye, Rwanda, while Uganda has won the last nine times. Kenya has already chosen some teams for the regional championships and will send four teams in each category.
The teams include Laiser Hill Academy, Dr Aggrey, Dagoretti High, and Lukenya School for boys’ basketball; Butere Girls, Kaya Tiwi, St Joseph’s Kitale, and Olympic for girls’ basketball; Vihiga Boys, Kisii School, All Saints Embu, and Upper Hill School for boys’ rugby 15s; and St Luke’s Kimilili, Kamito Boys, Highway Secondary, and Manyatta High School for boys’ handball.
Other teams are Moi Girls Kamusinga, St Joseph’s Girls Kitale, Dagoretti Mixed, and Kadika Girls for girls’ handball; Musingu School, St Anthony’s Kitale, St Charles Lwanga, and MPesa Academy for boys’ hockey; and Tigoi Girls, St Joseph’s Girls Kitale, Ng’iya Girls, and Mwiki Girls for girls’ hockey. The remaining teams will be selected during the Term Two games.