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Asati: Scrum-half who traded military for the oval ball

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KCB's Samuel Asati and Geoffrey Ominde of Mengai Oilers during the Kenya Cup Semi Finals match at KCB Sports Club on Saturday, February 4, 2023. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

In a family lined with military boots and salutes, Samwel Asati chose studs and sidesteps instead.

At 26, Kenya's scrum-half general is not just commanding attention on the rugby pitch - he's rewriting his own story, one pass and sprint at a time.

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