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Benjamin Ayimba: The simple boy who took Kenyan rugby to the skies

Former Kenya Sevens coach Benjamin Ayimba in a past match. [File]

The Kenyan rugby fraternity and the entire sporting world was in shock yesterday after Shujaa legend Benjamin Ayimba died of cerebral malaria on Friday night. He was 44.

The news of Ayimba’s death, who was a national hero after establishing himself as one of the greatest rugby coaches in the country, brought an outpouring of mourning and remembrance on social media, headlining almost all the discussions.

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