Kung fu coach furthers his dream in Kenyan hometown
China DailyBy OTIATO OPALI in Kiambu, Kenya | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-04-24 09:23 Contestants compete during a kung fu tournament in Kiambu, Kenya, on Sunday. LI YAHUI/XINHUA When Ngaruiya Njonge wanted to start learning kung fu 10 years ago, he had no one to teach him and nowhere to go and learn the art since his hometown of Kiambu in central Kenya had no such facility. Born in the remote village of Kangoya in Kenya's Kiambu County, Njonge's interest in kung fu was roused after a teacher in a nearby primary school, who was trained in China, introduced martial arts to the villagers. Once I became a registered coach, the Ministry of Education wrote me a letter which I could use to approach schools and request to train their students in kung fu," said Njonge, who is now the president of Kenya's Kung Fu Wushu Federation. As president of the Kenya Kung Fu Wushu Federation, Njonge has so far established eight branches across the country.
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