Enhance for Shujaa and Lionesses as Safaricom broadcasts Ksh.90m partnership – KBC
The nationwide males’s rugby sevens workforce,Shujaa and the ladies’s facet Lionesses are set to profit from the Sponsorship of Ksh.90M entered by the Kenya Rugby Union and cellular telephony service supplier Safaricom.
The sponsorship targets to boost Shujaa’s participation on this years Rugby Sevens World Circuit whereas Lionesses are set to characteristic within the 2025 Women’s challenger collection.
Shujaa returns to the World Rugby Seven’s Series after a season out and are set to start their quest within the collection which kicks off in Dubai on November 30th-December 1st. In Dubai Shujaa is pooled in group A alongside France,South Africa and Australia.
Safaricom return to sponsorship fold at KRU for the primary time in 15 years.
“We prolong our heartfelt appreciation to Safaricom for this beneficiant sponsorship after a hiatus of fifteen years. This pivotal assist will considerably improve our preparations and streamline participant facilitation. Our final aspiration is to safe a place among the many prime eight groups by the fruits of the HSBC World Rugby Series, thereby circumventing relegation struggles. This sponsorship will undoubtedly be instrumental in realizing that ambition’’,remarked Sasha Mutai,KRU Chairman
Safaricom takes satisfaction in partnering with rugby saying this can be a step in serving to promote expertise improvement.
“As an organization,” she remarked, “we’re passionately dedicated to fostering sports activities from the grassroots upwards. This sponsorship bundle will comprehensively deal with participant remuneration, medical insurance, and even prolong to monetary administration workshops, equipping athletes with the mandatory expertise to prudently handle their earnings’’, Said Esther Waititu, Chief Financial Services Officer at Safaricom.
Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen hailed KRU for striving to enhance gamers welfare by in search of partnerships.
“The ministry remains steadfast in its commitment to bolstering the KRU to the fullest extent possible.” Turning his consideration to the athletes, he issued a problem: “Players and union members, I urge you to deliver stellar performances, now that all essential resources have been provided.” He additionally expressed appreciation to Safaricom, significantly highlighting their equitable therapy of girls in sports activities: “I prolong my gratitude to Safaricom for selling inclusivity by recognizing girls athletes on an equal footing with their male counterparts, free from any discrimination’’,Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen stated.
