Kenya Table Tennis Association (KTTA) has received a major boost after Japanese Government donated 50 tables towards ‘Let the Girls Shine’ initiative. The tables each worth over Sh1 million will benefit Girls Under-12 who have partnered with Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) to advance their course.
The donation comes in handy ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo Japan. 50 schools are set to benefit from the programme especially those in Nairobi. Four tables will remain at MYSA while others will be distributed to other regions such as Mombasa, Nyanza, Turkana and Nyeri.
KTTA President, Andrew Mudibo, thanked the Japanese government through Director of Japan Information and Cultural Center Seiji Tashiro, for their kind gesture in supporting sports in the country.
“I wish to thank the Government of Japan for this initative. Through their Director for Information and Culture, Seiji Tashiro, they have donated 50 high class tables that will be distributed to 16 regions in the country,” Mudibo said.
“Four tables will remain here at MYSA headquarters who have partnered with us. We are targeting 50 schools broken into 16 regions to benefit from this partnership,” he disclosed. Mudibo has been instrumental in promoting table tennis in the country since he took over. Meanwhile, Tashiro praised the partnership adding that Japan will continue supporting KTTA in order to promote the game in the country.
“We are feeling the impact. KTTA has been in the forefront in spreading the game to all counties. We feel proud to partner with them in all ventures,” he noted. KTTA officials led by Treasurer Madhu Gudhka, MYSA representative Henry Majale and former Embakasi East legislator John Ogutu were also in attendance.
