Kenya’s female boxing sensation Fatuma Zarika has urged the government to set aside a reward scheme for Kenyan boxers who excel on the international stage.
While extolling the government’s move to reward athletes who break world records and tuck away medals for the country, Zarika expressed regrets that Kenyan pugilists were yet to get the same treatment.
“It is my humble appeal to the government to try as much as it can to introduce incentives for Kenyan boxers who bring pride to the country in the same way it has done with athletes,” Zarika quipped.
Her sentiments were supported by the World Alliance of Boxing Association governor of the Commonwealth and Indo-Oceania region Reuben Ndolo, who lashed out at the government for turning a blind eye to Kenyan boxers.
“It is quite unfortunate that someone like Zarika, who boasts two world titles, is yet to receive any form of recognition from the government,” Ndolo noted.
“We have a good number of Kenyan boxers who are still languishing in poverty despite their feats on the global front. It’s high time authorities thought of ways to reward such boxers,” he added.
