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SH1M FOR SOYA WINNER: Mobile phone firm announces Sh16 million sponsorship for annual awards

By Elizabeth Mburugu | Dec. 21, 2016
Beijing Javelin Gold winner Julius Yego, left flanked by comedian Eric Omondi receive his Spotsman of the year trophy from Director Consumer Business Safaricom during the Sports Personality of the Year Award 2015 at KICC on friday, Jan 15, 2016. PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD

This year’s Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya) overall winner will receive Sh1 million up from last year’s Sh150,000.

The annual gala which is in its 13th edition will fete sports persons who excelled in various disciplines during the awards gala on January 20.

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