Mumias East Sub-county takes home the first Kakamega County Governor’s cup 2015
The first finals of Kakamega County Governor’s Cup were played today at Mumias Sports Complex Stadium in Mumias West Sub-County. The tournament which brought together 2,400 teams with over 36,000 participants from all the 60 wards in football, volleyball and netball disciplines of both men and women thrilled thousands of spectators led by Kakamega County Governor H.E Hon. Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya and millions of listeners who were glued on Radio Mulembe fM.
The Governor promised to make 2016 a much bigger Governor’s Cup Tournament. He encouraged youths to continue naturing and make positive use of their diverse talents even after this tournament. The Governor urged potential team coaches from the premier league who were present to pick some of the best players into their teams. He added that now Kakamega County will have the strongest team among all the 47 counties, which he said will manifest in the inter-county games come 2016.
Governor Oparanya used the same venue to wish all the residents of Kakamega County and Kenyans a peaceful prosperous new year 2016.
Here is how the teams performed today to lif trophies, certificates and cash prizes presented to them by H.E the Governor;
Football Men
1. Mumias East Sub-County
2. Shinyalu Sub-County
3. Butere Sub-County
4. Mumias West Sub-County
Football Women
1. Lurambi Sub-County
2. Lugari Sub-County
3. Mumias West Sub-County
4.Matungu Sub-County
Volleyball Men
1. Mumias West Sub-County
2. Lugari Sub-County
3. Lurambi Sub-County
4. Malava Sub-County
Volleyball Women
1. Lugari Sub-County
2. Shinyalu Sub-County
3. Malava Sub-County
4. Mumias West Sub-County
Netball Men
1. Khwisero Sub-County
2. Lugari Sub-County
3. Butere Sub-County
4. Malava Sub-County
Netball Women
1. Khwisero Sub-County
2. Lugari Sub-County
3. Lurambi Sub-County
4. Malava Sub-County
In attendance were MP Mumias East Hon. Benjamin Washiali, Hon. MCAs Suleiman Odanga, Rocky Omwendo, Lucas Radoli, Abel Mutimba, Libinus Oduori and Getrude Liuba, MSC MD Rep. Bonface Makhandia, County Secretary Dr. Beatrice Sabana, CPSB Vice Chair Hon. Maxwell Shamala, Host CEC Major Rtd. Suleiman Sumba, CECs Robert Sumbi, Kulati Wangia, Penina Mukabane, Alfred Matiang’i, Dr. Collins Matemba, Chief of Staff Nabii Nabwera, Political and Strategic Advisors to H.E the Governor and H.E the Deputy Governor Musa Chibole and Justine Mutobera, CO’s Beldina Otieno, Jeremiah K. Were, among other dignitaries.