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Nairobi Sports Festival: Kibra teams have until 30 September to enter.
The first Nairobi Sports Festival takes place on 20 and 21 November 2026 at the University of Nairobi Sports Ground, timed with World Children's Day. It is organised jointly by the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation and Ferdinand Omanyala's foundation, and expects 3,000 to 3,500 children, young people and community members, with a focus on informal settlements. Registration closes on 30 September.
What is on
Football, basketball, volleyball, athletics, cycling, tennis and outdoor board games, plus a CEOs' and corporate challenge and family games. There is an Informal Settlements Cup, with settlement champions playing showcase matches against professionals; day two is billed as "Informal Settlements All-Stars v the Professionals" in football, basketball, volleyball and tennis. Categories include informal-settlement teams, public and private schools, over-35 women, senior men, universities and companies.
Athletics and cycling
A competitive 15km road race with prizes and a 5km run (Sh1,500 each); children's 2km, 100m, 800m and 4x400m relay (Sh1,000 each, with merchandise); and 4km and 8km mass-start cycling rides.
Fees and entry
Team sports cost Sh3,000 per team and Sh20,000 for clubs; the corporate challenge is Sh20,000 per company. Spectator entry is free but registration is required. A festival T-shirt is Sh1,500. Payment details are sent after registration at, where NGOs, schools and community groups can also book vendor booths. Contacts: info@nairobisportsfestival.org, nairobisportsfestival@gmail.com, +254 701 286 055. The festival lead is Brian Wekesa.
Kibra's place
No Kibera team or organisation is named yet as a partner or entrant. Wekesa lists Kibra among the settlements the festival is aimed at, alongside Korogocho, Mathare, Mukuru, Kayole, Dandora and Kawangware, and Loroupe recalls "a girl from Kibra" finishing the Strathmore run barefoot. "Every child deserves a stage to show what they can do," she says. Omanyala: "Talent exists everywhere – it simply needs a chance to be seen." Funds raised will support a year-round sport-for-development programme.
Sources: sportanddev, 10 Sept 2026,
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The first Nairobi Sports Festival takes place on 20 and 21 November 2026 at the University of Nairobi Sports Ground, timed with World Children’s Day. It is organised jointly by the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation and Ferdinand Omanyala’s foundation, and expects 3,000 to 3,500 children, young people and community members, with a focus on informal settlements. Registration closes on 30 September.
What is on
Football, basketball, volleyball, athletics, cycling, tennis and outdoor board games, plus a CEOs’ and corporate challenge and family games. There is an Informal Settlements Cup, with settlement champions playing showcase matches against professionals; day two is billed as “Informal Settlements All-Stars v the Professionals” in football, basketball, volleyball and tennis. Categories include informal-settlement teams, public and private schools, over-35 women, senior men, universities and companies.
Athletics and cycling
A competitive 15km road race with prizes and a 5km run (Sh1,500 each); children’s 2km, 100m, 800m and 4x400m relay (Sh1,000 each, with merchandise); and 4km and 8km mass-start cycling rides.
Fees and entry
Team sports cost Sh3,000 per team and Sh20,000 for clubs; the corporate challenge is Sh20,000 per company. Spectator entry is free but registration is required. A festival T-shirt is Sh1,500. Payment details are sent after registration at nairobisportsfestival.org, where NGOs, schools and community groups can also book vendor booths. Contacts: info@nairobisportsfestival.org, nairobisportsfestival@gmail.com, +254 701 286 055. The festival lead is Brian Wekesa.
Kibra’s place
No Kibera team or organisation is named yet as a partner or entrant. Wekesa lists Kibra among the settlements the festival is aimed at, alongside Korogocho, Mathare, Mukuru, Kayole, Dandora and Kawangware, and Loroupe recalls “a girl from Kibra” finishing the Strathmore run barefoot. “Every child deserves a stage to show what they can do,” she says. Omanyala: “Talent exists everywhere — it simply needs a chance to be seen.” Funds raised will support a year-round sport-for-development programme.
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