Julius K Kones

𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐂𝐎 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄

What a great night for Kenya🇰🇪🇰🇪, four wins out six races participated with a World Record to cap it all. Mary Moraa may have to focus on her 800m speciality. There is room to improve on the Men 5000m.

𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐂𝐎 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄

Kenya’s 🇰🇪 Omanyala Ferdinand wins the Men 100m in a time of 9:92s. Botswana’s 🇧🇼 Tebogo Letsile came in second while Jamaica 🇯🇲 Blake Ackeem completed the podium winners. Congratulations

𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐂𝐎 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄

IT is a 1-2 finish for Kenya in the Men 3000mn steeplechase. Simon Koech won in a Personal Best of 8:04.19

𝕄𝕆ℕ𝔸ℂ𝕆 𝔻𝕀𝔸𝕄𝕆ℕ𝔻 𝕃𝔼𝔸𝔾𝕌𝔼

Clean sweep by the Ethiopians in the Men 5000m

𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗖𝗢 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗚𝗨𝗘

Kenya’s Wycliffe KINYAMAL wins the men 800 meters in a World Lead of 1:44.22.

𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗖𝗢 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗚𝗨𝗘

Faith Kipyegon smashes the Mile Record 4:07:64. Faith reduced Sifan’s record by a whooping 4.69 seconds. Keep going girl 🔥🔥

𝑲𝑬𝑵𝒀𝑨🇰🇪 𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑹𝒀 𝑳𝑰𝑺𝑻 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑳𝑶𝑵𝑫𝑶𝑵 𝑫𝑰𝑨𝑴𝑶𝑵𝑫 𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑮𝑼𝑬 23 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒚 2023

1500ᴍ Mᴇɴ
1. CHERUIYOT, Timothy

3000ᴍ Sᴛᴇᴇᴘʟᴇᴄʜᴀsᴇ Wᴏᴍᴇɴ
1. CHEPKOECH, Beatrice
2. CHEPKOECH, Jackline
3. CHERONO, Fancy

𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀 🇰🇪 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐂𝐎 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄 21𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 2023

Faith Kipyegon, Ferdinand Omanyala and Mary Moraa are some of the top elite Kenyan Athletes who will take part in tomorrow’s Monaco Diamond League. The times indicated are EAT (GMT+3).

100𝙢 𝙈𝙚𝙣 (22:52)
1. OMANYALA, Ferdinand

400𝙢 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 (21:15)
1. MORAA, Mary

𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 (21:35)
1. KIPYEGON, Faith

800𝙢 𝙈𝙚𝙣 (21:25)
1. KINYAMAL, Wyclife
2. KORIR, Emmanuel Kipkurui
3. WANYONYI, Emmanuel

3000𝙢 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙣 (22:30)
1. KIBIWOT, Abraham
2. KIPRUTO, Conseslus
3. KOECH, Simon Kiprop
4. SEREM, Amos

5000𝙢 𝙈𝙚𝙣 (22:00)
1. KIPKOECH, Justin
2. KIPKORIR, Nicholas
3. KROP, Jacob

Netherland’s Sifan HASSAN is the current record holder in the Mile race with a time of 4:12.33 set in Stade Louis II, Monaco on 12 JUL 2019.
𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙆𝙞𝙥𝙮𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚? 𝙏𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮!

𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗬𝗔’𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬 𝗚𝗗𝗣 𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗔

Counties by Gross County Product (GCP) per capita in 2017 according to data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.

County GDP per capita in KSh.
1. Kiambu 789,129
2. Nairobi 328,575
3. Nyandarua 317,700
4. Mombasa 271,039
5. Nakuru 245,999
6. Lamu 244,379
7. Elgeyo-Marakwet 221,467
8. Nyeri County 214,885
9. Machakos 193,460
10. Embu 183,418
11. Bomet 169,777
12. Tharaka-Nithi 169,141
13. Kisumu 168,095
14. Kirinyaga 162,666
15. Narok 160,580
16. Muranga 156,392
17. Laikipia 154,840
18. Busia 154,722
19. Meru 154,537
20. Nyamira 144,512
21. Kericho 141,047
22. Taita–Taveta 139,053
23. Uasin Gishu 138,350
24.Baringo 127,437
25. Nandi 121,149
26. Kajiado 119,557
27. Kisii 118,858
28. Trans-Nzoia 108,607
29. Tana River 106,894
30. Marsabit 106,734
31. Makueni 104,161
32. Kwale 101,725
33. Isiolo 100,904
34. Homa Bay 99,227
35. Bungoma 97,986
36. Kakamega 95,667
37. Siaya 94,714
38. Vihiga 92,572
39. Kitui 91,580
40. Samburu 90,143
41. Garissa 89,502
42. Migori 87,960
43. Kilifi 82,405
44. Wajir 79,468
45. Turkana 69,775
46. West Pokot 69,589
47. Mandera 48,442

𝐈𝐒 𝐊𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐍 𝐊𝐈𝐏𝐓𝐔𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐔𝐃 𝐊𝐈𝐏𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐆𝐄?

When he ran for his debut Marathon in December 2022 at the Maraton Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP, Kevin KIPTUM set a time of 2:01:53 becoming the fasted debut Marathoner. In his secod Marathon in the April’s 2023 TCS London Marathon, the 23-year-old became the second fastest man in marathon history by beating Kipchoge’s 2019 course record of 2:02:37, and missing the world record by just 18 seconds with his 2:01:25 finish.

It is against this background that Eliud KIPCHOGE recently said that the record may soon drop under two hours, and KIPTUM is likely to be the one to rewrite the history books. 𝑾𝑰𝑳𝑳 𝑯𝑬?

𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈-𝐃𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓

OFFICERS from Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) and officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on 13th July 2023 at Jomo-Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi arrested a suspect who tried to smuggle a consignment of assorted medicaments used in doping.

The seized medicament contained 399 boxes of Levosalbutamol, 250 boxes of Carvedilol and 150 boxes of Triamcinolone Acetonide injections. Triamcinolone acetonide is a prohibited substance under the 2023 WADA Prohibited List under the category S9: Glucocorticoids. The substance is prohibited in-competition when administered via certain routes. The suspect is due to be arraigned in court on 19th July, 2023

𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞: 𝐉𝐚k𝐨𝐛 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝟏𝟓𝟎𝟎𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝

𝙄𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 25 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧-𝙤𝙡𝙙 1500 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡?

Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been in his best form this year. He remains the man to beat in the 1500m some few weeks to the World Championships in Budapest. During the Silesia Diamond League in Poland on Sunday he broke his European record to 3:27.14, putting him at number 4 on the world all-time rankings and leaving Hicham El Guerrouj’s world record of 3:26.00, which was set almost exactly 25 years ago, looking like it is on borrowed time.

𝐊𝐓𝐃𝐀 𝐁𝐎𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐒

It is now official. KTDA Board confirms Enos Njeru as new Board Chairman. Last week embattled outgoing Chairman David M. Ichoho obtained conservatory court orders from being replaced claiming he had been coerced to sign for his resignation, and later rescinded his decision to resign.

𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐀 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄, 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃, 𝟏𝟔 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

100𝙈 𝙈𝙀𝙉 (𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝)

South Africa’s SIMBINE Akani won the 100m race by the nose at 9.97s followed by USA’s KERLEY Fred and third place was Cameroon’s ESEME Emmanuel.

1. Lane 4 🇿🇦 SIMBINE Akani 9.97
2. Lane 5 🇺🇸 KERLEY Fred 9.98
3. Lane 1 🇨🇲 ESEME Emmanuel 9.98
4. Lane 6 🇺🇸 CHARLESTON Cravont 9.99
5. Lane 2 🇯🇲 BLAKE Yohan 10.01 SB
6. Lane 3 🇺🇸 BRACY-WILLIAMS Marvin 10.10
7. Lane 7 🇯🇲 BLAKE Ackeem 10.15
8. Lane 8 🇺🇸 AUSTIN Pjai 10.23
9. Lane 9 🇬🇧 AZU Jeremiah 10.31

𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐀 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍D 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄, 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝟏𝟔 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

100𝑴 𝑯𝑼𝑹𝑫𝑳𝑬𝑺 𝑾𝑶𝑴𝑬𝑵 (𝑷𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒐 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉)

Nigeria’s AMUSAN Tobi won the 100m hurdles in a photo finish with a time of 12:34 being a meeting record and seasons best ahead of America’s HARRISON Kendra who came in second in a season’s best of 12:35.

1. Lane 5 AMUSAN Tobi (🇳🇬) 12.34 MR/SB
2. Lane 4 HARRISON Kendra (🇺🇸)12.35 SB
3. Lane 6 ALI Nia (🇺🇸) 12.38
4. Lane 8 TAPPER Megan (🇯🇲) 12.49
5. Lane 9 WILLIAMS Danielle(🇯🇲)12.55 SB
6. Lane 2 JONES Tia (🇺🇸) 12.57
7. Lane 3 JOHNSON Alaysha(🇺🇸)12.58
8. Lane 7 SKRZYSZOWSKA Pia (🇵🇱) 12.67 SB
9. Lane 1 FOURIE Marione (🇿🇦) 12.73

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗔 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝟴𝟬𝟬𝗠 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗔 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗚𝗘 , 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝟭𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯

Kenya’s 🇰🇪 Mary Moraa won the Silesia Diamond League 800m in a meeting record of 1:56.85. Moraa has won all her races this year. She is poised to show her prowess in next month’s Budapest World Athletics Championships.

𝙆𝑰𝙋𝑪𝙃𝑶𝙂𝑬 𝑹𝙀𝑻𝙐𝑹𝙉 𝙏𝑶 𝑩𝙀𝑹𝙇𝑰𝙉 𝙏𝑶 𝑫𝙀𝑭𝙀𝑵𝘿 𝙁𝑰𝙁𝑻𝙃 𝙈𝑨𝙍𝑨𝙏𝑯𝙊𝑵 𝑾𝙄𝑵

THE Greatest Marathoner of all time Kenya’s 🇰🇪 Eliud Kipchoge will be seeking an unprecedented fifth men’s win in the BMW Berlin Marathon race during the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label road race on 24 September. Last year, Kipchoge improved his own world record by half a minute when he won the Berlin Marathon in 2:01:09.

𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 2:01?

𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚.𝗢.𝗔.𝗧

KTDA BOARDROOM WARS MOVES TO COURT

The anticipated changes of KTDA Board Chairmanship has been temporarily stopped by orders of the High Court in a case filed by Chairman Ichoho. Ichoho moved to court under certificate of urgency challenging the Board decision to remove him as Chairman

KTDA SHAKEUP

Director Enos Njiru Njeru is set to take up from David Muni Ichoho as the KTDA Chairman in the latest shake up at the Board.

SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST KORARA TEA FACTORY

1. Allegations of fraudelent tea acquisition and engaging in unethical practices whereby they buy tea from unsuspeting farmers without following due process of registration and after getting tea for upto four months, fail to pay and discontinue their leave collections abruptly. At the moment tea worth millions of shillings have not be paid to farmers for period of up to four months.

2. Failure to pay employees of the factory for the last four months

3. In the last week Mombasa tea auction, there tea was withdrawn because they didn't transport their tea to mombasa because of missing logistics.

4. The factory is reportedly to even lack firewood fuel

5. Due to it being located on a hill, many of its workers are reported to have suffered severe injuries at the place of work.

I call upon the Tea Board of Kenya to immediately swing into action, investigate the factory and come to the aid of tea farmers
and other suppliers.

To tea farmers who supply their tea to Korara Highlands Tea factory, do you have any challenge with payments?

LETHAL COMBINATION

Faith KIPYEGON and Beatrice CHEBET will both represent Kenya 🇰🇪 in the Women 5000m at World Athletics Champsionship in Budapest. They are both in great form this season. It will be fireworks 🔥🔥.

OFFICIAL TEAM KENYA 🇰🇪 FOR 2023 BUDAPEST WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP

MEN
100m
1. Ferdinand Omanyala

400m
1. Boniface Mweresa

400mH
1. Wiseman Were

800m
1. Emmanuel Korir
2. Emmanuel Wanyonyi
3. Alex Kiprotich Ngeno
4. Ferguson Rotich (To qualify)

1500m
1. Timothy Cheruiyot
2. Reynold Cheruiyot
3. Abel Kipsang

3000m Steeplechase
1. Abraham Kibiwott
2. Leornad Bett
3. Simon Koech (To qualify)

5000m(men)
1. Nicholas Kimeli
2. Jakob Krop
3. Daniel Ebenyo
4. Cornelius Kemboi

10000m
1. Nicholas Kimeli
2. Bernard Kibet
3. Kibiwott Kandie

Javelin
1. Julius Yego

20km walk
1. Samuel Gathimba

WOMEN
800m
1. Mary Moraa
2. Penninah Muthoni
3. Vivian Chebet
4. Naomi Korir (To qualify)

1500m
1. Faith Kipyegon
2. Nelly Chepchirchir
3. Brendah Chebet
4. Edinah Jebitok

3000m Steeplechase
1. Beatrice Chepkoech
2. Jackline Chepkoech
3. Faith Cherotich

5000m
1. Beatrice Chebet
2. Faith Kipyegon
3. Lilian Kasait

10000m
1. Irene Kimais
2. Agnes Chebet
3. Grace Lobach

20km walk
1. Emily Ngii

The two day Tea Reforms conference comes to a close at Kericho Golf Club grounds.

Key highlights:
🇰🇪Henceforth all tea payments to farmers must be on or before 5th of the month
🇰🇪All farmers including those supplying to private factories to benefit on subsidized fertilizers
🇰🇪Consensus to withdraw all courg cases on Tea Act 2020
🇰🇪Governance re-ingeneering of KTDA as soon as the cases are withdrawn
🇰🇪Government to support value addition and product diversification of tea by supporting factories to install machineries and review of punitive taxes

ATHLETISSIMA LAUSANNE DIAMOND LEAGUE 30/6/2023

800M WOMEN
Results

Kenya’s Mary Moraa outsmarted her competitors to win the women’s 800m race with a season-best time of 1:57.43.

1. KEN MORAA Mary 1:57.43 SB
2. GBR HODGKINSON Keely 1:58.37
3. JAM GOULE Natoya 1:58.90

ATHLETISSIMA LAUSANNE DIAMOND LEAGUE 30/6/2023

3000M STEEPLECHASE WOMEN
Results

1. KEN CHEPKOECH Beatrice 9:05.98 MR/SB
2. ETH ALMAYEW Sembo 9:06.82
3. UGA CHEMUTAI Peruth 9:11.91 SB

Upcoming tea reforms conference