Veteran sports journalist Omulo Okoth calls it a day

Omulo Okoth watched Environment CS Prof Judi Wakhungu win gold at the 1984 All Africa Games, interviewed Pele and spent two days at the dreaded Nyayo House in line of duty

It all started in 1984 when a 20-year-old church accountant jumped over Kisumu’s Moi Stadium fence to watch what was billed as the football match of the year — KTM of Thika battling it out with Kisumu Hotstars for the national title.

“It was a captivating match. I had a deep desire to share what I saw with other people. Before the match ended, I had already decided I was going to write about it. That article became my first story to be published in a national newspaper, The East African Standard,” says Omulo Okoth, The Standard’s Senior Associate Sports Editor who retired last month.