- Several Harambee Stars players and the technical bench visited the Affordable Housing Project of Starehe
- The players were promised units by President William Ruto after their excellent performance in CHAN 2024 last year
- They were also given KSh 5 million after reaching the quarter finals, where they went to Madagascar
Part of the players Harambee Stars visited the Comfortable Affordable Housing Project to assess the progress made.
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All players were promised units by the President William Ruto after their exemplary performance during the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) last year.
What did President Ruto promise the Harambee Stars players?
The Head of State was one of the main stories of CHAN 2024making and fulfilling great promises to the team.
Ruto promised each player KSh one million for each win and KSh 500,000 for each draw in the group stage, except for the final game against Zambia, where they were given KSh 2.5 million each. In total, the players received KSh 5 million each.
The players were also given units in Ruto’s flagship project, affordable housing, in a cost-sharing formula.
An inside view of the house President Ruto promised Harambee Stars players
On Thursday, players and members of the technical bench were shown the project by Hawa Shafi, Sales Manager at Starehe.
Some of the units, which will be fully completed in December, are fully furnished as seen in this video.
“Rais changed our lives during CHAN. We are very happy with the projects, and we are ready to keep our part of the agreement. The boys are ready,” said team captain Aboud Omar.
“It is a good project for all the players and staff. We have talked to almost all the players, and they like this project. The players have decided this is a project they want to invest in, and they want the President to support them. Now it’s just a matter of allocation and paperwork,” added team manager Nick Kimanthi.
How did Harambee Stars do in CHAN 2024?
Under the supervision of Benni McCarthy, Harambee Stars exceeded expectations, leading a group that included African giants Morocco and DR Congo.
Kenya opened their campaign with a 1-0 win over DR Congo before holding Angola to a straight draw despite playing most of the game with 10 players.
They were at their best against Morocco, beating the champions 1-0, after going more than 45 minutes without a point after Chrispine Erambo was sent off at the top of Group A.
However, Harambee Stars were defeated by Madagascar on penalty kicks after the match and left the competition at the quarter-final stage.
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