- The National Womens netball team went to represent the country in a tournament in South Africa
- Things however did not go to plan after the government allegedly abandoned them
- A teary account shared by Caroll Radull details the tribulations the ladies allegedly faced during the few days they were in South Africa
Kenyans went up in arms against the government on social media after it came to light that the National Women’s Netball team was possibly suffering while representing the country in South Africa.
The team flew down south on Friday, October 18 to participate in the Africa Cup Championship
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The Kenya National Netball team. Photo: Caroll Radull
Source: UGC
Renown football journalist Carol Radull on Wednesday took to Twitter to accuse the government of allegedly neglecting the ladies, despite their efforts to participate in the tournament.
According to Radull, the team was left “stranded and hungry” in South Africa , despite having to play several games in the week.
“Our National Women's Netball Team is shamefully stranded and hungry while representing Kenya at the Africa Championships in Cape Town,’ Radull’s tweet read.
She went on to attach what looked like a screenshot of a message sent to her by one of the ladies who was present during the entire torrid spell in South Africa.
If the message is anything to go by, the government facilitated their trip to South Africa but that is where the token of goodwill ended.
On arrival at their hotel on Monday morning they were denied entry because the government had not paid. The girls went to the tournament , showered at a gym there and played their first game on empty stomachs,” the message read.
The team inevitably lost helplessly in the tournament and even then, their troubles were far from over.
Radull’s messenger goes on to say the girls, despite being accorded a fairly inexpensive hotel, have had their passports withheld because of unpaid bills.
The testimony left a bad taste in Kenyans mouths as they took to social media to fault the Sports Ministry for what they termed a serious case of misplaced priorities.
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