UHURU meets KADENGE: President Kenyatta gives Sh2m and insurance to ailing football great

President Uhuru Kenyatta meets ailing football legend Joe Kadenge at his Mariakani Gardens, South B, Nairobi on Sunday January 8, 2017. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

President Uhuru Kenyatta made true his promise by visiting ailing legendary footballer Joe Kadenge at his Mariakani estate house in Nairobi yesterday.

The visit by the President put a smile on Kadenge family members’ faces, as they have been experiencing difficult moments in their life of late.

Ministry of Sports and the Arts CS Dr Hassan Wario (left) football legend Joe Kadenge (centre) and Nairobi Senator Gideon Mbuvi at Kadenge's house at Mariakani Gardens in Nairobi's South B on Sunday, January 8, 2017. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

The President not only donated Sh2 million in cash to offset Kadenge’s medical bill, but also granted him and his wife full insurance cover.