Standard Group shines in media awards gala among them celebrated sports journalist Isaack Omulo Okoth

**Standard Newspaper Sports associate Editor Omullo Okoth strive to finish Standard Chartered half Marathon in Nairobi ,Kenya 2015. It was attended by both old and the young. ON 25/10/15 PHOTO**

Standard Group journalists excelled during the Fifth Annual Journalism Excellence Awards (AJEA) gala, held on Tuesday taking home several awards.

The Sports reporting award for print media category was awarded to celebrated Standard Newspaper Sports journalist and writer Isaack Omulo Okoth (in the picture), with the same award for TV category being won by NTV journalists Edmond Nyabola and Stephen Mwei.

Mr Omulo Okoth, who was not present during the award ceremony, took to social media to acknowledging his reward.

"Woke up early today to the pleasant surprise that I was declared the winner of the AJEA sports reporting award during the Media Council of Kenya excellence awards gala night. Thought it was a good sign-off after three decades of service and I knelt down to thank God for that recognition by MCK panellists.

Colossians 3:23-24 "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."

Galatians 6:9 - "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up"

James 1:12 - "Blessed is the one who perserveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised those who love him,” he posted on his Facebook.