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Why Kenya's Olympics stars have reason to celebrate today

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Faith Kipyegon L and Beatrice Chebet display their medals they won in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 upon arrival in the Country at JKIA, Nairobi on August 13, 2024.[Samwel Ogor,Standard]

The celebrations are officially beginning. From anxious moments at the onset of the 2024 Paris Olympics to emerging top country in Africa, Kenya is all song and dance.

Pomp and colour continued to punctuate the arrival of Kenyan stars from the Games that came to close on Sunday.

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