{"id":25584,"date":"2026-07-24T16:28:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/?p=25584"},"modified":"2026-07-24T16:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:44:42","slug":"ruto-gifts-kisumu-all-stars-team-bus-as-youth-football-tournament-concludes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/ruto-gifts-kisumu-all-stars-team-bus-as-youth-football-tournament-concludes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruto Gifts Kisumu All Stars team bus as youth football tournament concludes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kisumu All Stars Football Club is expected to receive a new team bus from President William Ruto during a ceremony in Kisumu on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The handover is due to be officiated by the president&#8217;s son, George Ruto, following a 12-team knockout football tournament involving teams drawn from the six wards of Kisumu Central Constituency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tournament, held on Friday, featured teams from informal settlements and was organised as part of the events leading up to the official presentation of the bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"450\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0034.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25588 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0034.jpg 720w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0034-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0034-680x425.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0034-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0034-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>President Dr. William Ruto&#8217;s son George Ruto during a football tournament\/ Photo: Courtesy<\/em><\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steve Wonder, a member of the organising committee, said two teams were selected from each ward after consultations with local stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This was a knockout tournament and we expect the best-performing team to face Kisumu All Stars tomorrow at Mamboleo Stadium during the official handover,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kisumu Central MP Joshua Oron said the initiative was intended to encourage greater youth participation in football and that there were plans to increase investment in the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"773\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0024-773x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25587 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0024-773x1024.jpg 773w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0024-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0024-768x1017.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0024-680x900.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0024-200x265.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0024-20x26.jpg 20w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0024.jpg 898w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Steve Wonder, a member of the organising committee for the 12 team knockout tournament staged on Friday at the Kisumu Polytechnic ahead of the official handover of the Kisumu All Stars Bus\/Photo: Chidi Mathew.<\/em><\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We want to assure our young men and women in sports that elaborate plans are underway to put more investment in the football sector to attract more young people into the game,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Oron added that all participating teams would receive sporting equipment and other items, and that organisers hoped to expand similar tournaments across Kisumu County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"954\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0029-1024x954.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25586 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0029-1024x954.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0029-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0029-768x716.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0029-1100x1025.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0029-680x634.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0029-200x186.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0029-20x19.jpg 20w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260724-WA0029.jpg 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Kisumu Central MP Dr Joshua Oron  during a 12-team knockout football tournament at the Kisumu National Polytechnic on Friday. 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