Former Kenya Sevens coach Benjamin Ayimba in a past match. [File]Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) has confirmed that former Kenya Rugby Sevens Coach Benjamin Ayimba will be laid to rest on Friday, June 11, 2021 in Siaya County. Ayimba died on Friday, May 21st at a Nairobi hospital after battling cerebral Malaria for close to two months. Before venturing into coaching, Ayimba had featured for Shujaa at the 1998,2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games as well as the 2001 and 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournaments in Argentina and Hong Kong respectively. He then had a short coach/player role for the Simbas before serving as Shujaa coach between 2006 and 2011 after succeeding his Impala’s Bill Githinji.

Source: Standard Digital June 08, 2021 07:18 UTC