×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Read Offline Anywhere
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Patrick Odongo: This is for my fallen soldier; I miss you

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

Shujaa winger Patrick Odongo during an interview with Standard Sports.[Jonah Onyango,Standard]

It's a common feature for most sports stars not to enjoy talking. Habitually, they prefer to articulate their communication with their feet, hands and all.

Prior to this interview with Daystar University's Falcons rugby player Patrick Odongo, yours truly was prepared for the questions to be answered almost in a monosyllabic way. That, within minutes of doing the introduction, we would be done faster before you'd finish saying mambo ni matatu, but no.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
Sports
Schools: St Mary's Yala rules handball, basketball and rugby at Nyanza games
Sports
Schools: Manyatta, Maseno and Ng'iya Girls dominate Nyanza finals
By AFP 1 hr ago
Premier League
Man United coach Carrick expects hard test against resolute Bournemouth
By AFP 2 hrs ago
Football
Iran 'boycotting' USA but not World Cup, says football federation president