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Fastest Man In Africa, Ferdinand Omanyala Joins Kenya Police
Ferdinand Omanya, Africa’s fastest man in men’s 100m race, has joined the National Police Service.
25-year-old racer will represent the police in future track events, locally.
His employment by the service was confirmed on Friday, December 3, by the Inspector-General of Police, Hilary Mutyambai.
Unlike ordinary citizens, who have to go for an 18-month mandatory police training, Omanyala will has an arrangement with his new employer that will not interfere with his normal athletics programme.
“I have a special arrangement,” Omanyala told The Standard in a phone interview.
“I’m waiting on the police service to tell me which rank they’ll give me. That should happen sometime next week, when the paperwork will be completed,” he said.
Omanyala’s admission to the service was ratified by Mutyambai in a brief session held at Jogoo House.
“I’ll go through normal police training, and when free, I’d take to the field to prepare for track events. The police engagements won’t interfere with my [athletics] programme,” said Omanyala, who is eying a place in Team Kenya to the Commonwealth Games set for Birmingham mid-2022.
Omanyala, who is also a Second-Year Bachelor of Science student at the University of Nairobi, joins a pool of other elite athletes in the National Police Service, including David Rudisha, Joshua Kamworor, Vivian Cheruiyot, Julius Yego, Ezekiel Kemboi (retired athlete), among others.
He rose to stardom early this year in Lagos Nigeria, where he clocked 10.01 seconds on March 30, 2021 at an athletic event dubbed the “Making of Champions” Grand Prix.
Omanyala, a rugby player-turned-sprinter, finished third in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics semi-finals in 10.01 seconds.
He capped the season with an impressive African record (9.77) at the Kip-Keino Classics on September 18, 2021.
With that performance, Omanyala, who is now ranked the eighth fastest in the world, slashed eight seconds off the previous time (9.85) that was being held by South African athlete Akuni Sembine.
Dennis Ombachi, popular rugby player and chef has set tongues wagging after sharing a snippet of his toddler son showcasing that he can float on water and swim to safety.
Ombachi took to his Instagram page to share a video throwing the little boy into the water, leaving many in shock.
In the short video, the rugby player lifted his son up, kissed him, then he tossed him into a swimming pool by the leg.
“Four weeks since we started water safety classes and my son graduated today, officially water safe!” Ombachi gushed on Twitter about his son’s abilities.
Once in the water, the baby boy quickly gets himself to a floating position and kicks his feet moving forward steadily. It appears that he can get himself out of a pool and even keep his head up to breathe after having been taught the life skill early on.
Following the child’s accomplishment, Ombachi said that he is a “proud father”
“Proud of you my naughty boy, you’re finally Water Safe, less worries for us when you are out of our sight having successfully completed your water safety class. Happy graduation day,” he wrote on Instagram.
Since his early Monday morning post, the self-taught chef has been trending on Twitter, with over 5000 tweets being made about him, with netizens sharing mixed reactions.
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Athletics Kenya (AK) is impressed with the progress made by inferior athletes at the ongoing vacation camp.
The camps are aimed at preparing athletes for the World Under-20 tournament in Cali, Colombia.
AK President Jack Tuwei who was speaking in Kapsumbeiywo All4Running youth camp which is headed by former world
800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei, said he was impressed by the turnout of the youth in colorful camps.
“We have 26 camps across the country and we are happy because they are training well thanks to the government who have helped in funding them. As a federation we shall do our part and make sure we get some of the best from these camps,” Tuwei said.
Kenya will be seeking to retain the title for the younger team for the third time in a row in the tournament set for August after winning in Tampere, Finland in 2018 and again last time in Nairobi.
AK youth head trainer Robert Ngiserei said the early medication will enable the country to present a strong platoon across the all events.
“At the Youth Sub Committee, we have embraced this program as it will help us improve more on the development of talent which will ensure our country remains as an athletics powerhouse,” Ngiserei said.
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