In a previous column, I have urged that we change the name Harambee Stars. PHOTO | KANYIRI WAHITO |NATION MEDIA GROUPCHANGE NAMESince 1976, the national football team has been known as Harambee Stars. Anyhow, the late Kenneth Matiba, the man who decreed the name Harambee Stars, used to have a political catch phrase. Thus, for football, the East African Challenge Cup was the region’s premier tournament while in motor sports, it was the East African Safari. There was an East African Cup in almost everything – boxing, volleyball, athletics, netball etc.

Source: Daily Nation April 27, 2019 02:26 UTC