Vincent Mutai, who won an unprecedented three gold medals at the International Para Athletics Championships last year, and the 2018 Sports Personality of the Year Samuel Mushai are among the nominees for the Sportsman Living with a Disability Award. Simon Chebon from Soya secretariat said that fans can vote from their Safaricom lines by dialling *279# and follow the instructions. Chebon noted that fans will only vote in five categories; sportsman, sportswoman, sports team (women), sport team (men) and federation of the year. Advertisement“The panel of journalists is sifting through the nominees and fans voting will be the peak of their work from last year,” said Chebon. Sururu, who also plays wheelchair tennis, and Chelagat are pitted against Special Olympics athlete Catherine Nyaga, and deaf athletes Beryl Atieno and Ruth Jemurgor.

Source: Daily Nation January 15, 2020 18:33 UTC