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‘Mont’ Waweru: Boxing legend lives a quiet, simple life tending to his fowls

Patrick ‘Mont’ Waweru opens the black metal gate as he ushers us into his home in Kahawa West with a big smile. The four-bedroom house is where Mont, 68, now spends his time several years after retiring from the boxing ring.

After serving the country for close to four decades, both as a boxer and senior General Service Unit (GSU) officer, Mont lives the life that most former Kenyan athletes just dream of.

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