{"id":12048,"date":"2025-02-16T18:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/?p=12048"},"modified":"2025-02-17T08:00:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T05:00:25","slug":"countys-focus-on-growing-sports-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/countys-focus-on-growing-sports-talent","title":{"rendered":"COUNTY&#8217;S FOCUS ON GROWING SPORTS TALENT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>County Director of Sports Nicholas Busienei has disclosed programs that are engineered to further nurture and grow sports talents in Uasin Gishu County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Speaking as he graced a multi-sports Sunday at Uasin Gishu Primary, Busienei said the Governor&#8217;s Cup tourneys are geared at identifying and growing talents right from the grassroots.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Busienei said the plans are inspired by the fifth pillar of Nguzo Kumi in Governor Dr Jonathan Bii&#8217;s governance plan. The Governor&#8217;s Cup (football) tourney will soon get into the Sub-County championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" data-id=\"12055\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-16-at-8.16.01-PM-1024x711.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-16-at-8.16.01-PM-1024x711.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-16-at-8.16.01-PM-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-16-at-8.16.01-PM-768x533.jpeg 768w, 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About four youth volleyballers from Uasin Gishu landed themselves job opportunities and play for top clubs, talents identified in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, the Football Kenya Federation&#8217;s Uasin Gishu branch men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s league matches, Uasin Gishu basketball league matches, and volleyball friendlies were played in Uasin Gishu Primary Grounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>County Director of Sports Nicholas Busienei has disclosed programs that are engineered to further nurture and grow sports talents in Uasin Gishu County. 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