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State comes to the aid of struggling federations

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Kenya's Daniel Sikuta charges against South Africa captain Philip Snyman on day three of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Sydney on 28th January, 2018. [IRB.com]

The Government has started disbursing funds to the federations that were affected by the withdrawal of betting firm SportPesa's sponsorship.

The Kenya Rugby Union (KRU), Football Kenya Federation (FKF), and Boxing Association of Kenya (BAK) have received the first batch of the money they had been promised.

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