Why sports writers in Kenya should get names right

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William Shakespeare once asked “What’s in a name?” in reference to Romeo in the famous play ‘ Romeo and Juliet’.

Juliet said ‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet’. She meant that although Romeo was from the house of the Montagues who were rivals to her family it did not matter as he was still handsome enough to be her lover.