From the pub to the pitch: The sobering story of Marafiki Football Club

“Necessity is the mother of invention” so goes the old adage. It basically means the primary driving force for most new inventions is a need.

So when Covid-19 arrived on Kenyan shores, men were denied their freedom to imbibe at their favourite joints as lockdown and social distancing protocols kicked in. However, man has to do what man needs to do and so in a Nyeri club, some patrons came up with a fitness plan that involves sweating it out in road running before settling down to wash their throats with their favourite drinks. This has, in turn, sparked a revival of a local football team with excitement building over what the future holds for the sport.