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I lacked bus fare and often jogged from Kileleshwa to Jericho for training – Dylan Kerr

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Ex-Gor Mahia coach Dylan Kerr [Courtesy]

Former Gor Mahia coach Dylan Kerr, who recently relocated to South Africa, lived in a rented house in Nairobi’s Kileleshwa estate, but which had no electricity or water, The Nairobian can reveal.

During his 16-month stay at the helm of the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) champions, the Briton was for some months forced to swim in the morning as the only means of bathing his 51-year old body. At times, he lacked bus fare to the team’s training grounds in Eastlands and was forced to jog from Kileleshwa to Camp Toyoyo in Jericho, creating the illusion of a fitness-conscious mzungu. Gor has since been locked out of Camp Toyoyo over unpaid fees.

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