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Calling it a day: Tributes to Khayange, the man who stood tall for Kenya Sevens team

National Rugby player Humprey Hayange

On a day the country celebrated the 55th anniversary of attaining self rule, tributes poured for Humphrey Khayange - one of the greatest Sevens rugby players Kenya has ever produced - after he announced his international retirement. 

The 35-year-old who came to embody the rise of Shujaa from the backwater to the mainstream of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series decided to end his illustrious run with Kenya after the body that has been battered on national service for over a decade gave in. 

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