Machakos to host 2015 secondary schools nationals

Machakos County will host next year’s secondary schools national Term one games.

The Term One games will kick-start next year’s secondary school ball games calendar which will culminate in the East African school games in August.

According to the calendar released by Kenya Secondary School Sports Association (KSSSA) this week, next year’s season will get underway with Term One national finals from April 13 in Machakos before Nyeri hosts Term Two ‘A’ games that will include athletics and rugby from June 5.

BALL GAMES

Ball games, which fall under Term Two ‘B’ calendar of events, will be held in Eldoret from July 24 to August 2, paving way for the East Africa Secondary School games in Rwanda from August 14.

KSSSA secretary-general, David Ngugi (left) said it was important to ensure every region hosts the ball games to foster national unity and to enhance devolution. 

He said the games will stay away from Nairobi for a while to allow students explore other parts of the country. “We want every part of the country to host the ball games to enable young boys and girls visit every part of the county and interact with diverse cultures,” Ngugi said.

He also noted that the change from provinces to regions has made the games more competitive and also given rise to new teams that have upset the status quo.

With the promulgation of the constitution in 2010 which gave rise to counties, KSSSA also changed the games units from provinces to regions.