{"id":4438,"date":"2023-08-21T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T09:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/?p=4438"},"modified":"2023-08-21T21:15:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T18:15:09","slug":"counties-ready-to-rumble-at-the-kicosca-2023-games-in-meru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/counties-ready-to-rumble-at-the-kicosca-2023-games-in-meru","title":{"rendered":"COUNTIES READY TO RUMBLE AT THE KICOSCA 2023 GAMES IN MERU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kenya Inter-Counties Sports and Cultural Association games foster a sense of cohesion and provide cross-cultural comradeship, which is hinged to an efficient public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Council of Governors chair of the Sports Committee, Simon Kachapin said this on Monday as he opened the 2023 games at Kinoru Stadium in Meru County.<\/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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-id=\"4442\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-21-at-5.44.54-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4442\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-id=\"4440\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-21-at-5.44.56-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4440\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The West Pokot Governor underlines Kicosca as quite advantageous to injecting motivation into public service personnel. He said friendship created at the games is healthy in service.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On her part, host Governor Kawira Mwangaza noted that the games are a catalyst for talent development and sports promotion in Kenyan public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00a0Athletics, football, basketball, volleyball, darts, golf, volleyball, pool, and tug of war are some of the competitions in this year&#8217;s edition themed Elevating Devolution through sports and culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The County Government of Uasin Gishu has been dominating the podium at previous editions of the games. 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