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Notebook: As Kenyans enjoy watching Olympics on KTN Home, you only watch Japanese athletes here

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Grace Sugut the wife of Marathon World Record holder Eliud Kipchoge (centre) raises her arms in celebration at Klique Restaurant in Eldoret after her husband won the London Marathon. Hundreds of athletics fans thronged the restaurant to watch the race that saw Kenya sweep podium positions. 28-04-2019. [PHOTO BY: KEVIN TUNOI ]

A number of Kenyan journalists here say they never care to switch on their television sets in their rooms. It is not that they are very busy and don’t have time to watch TV.

 No, the reason is that first you can’t find an English channel and secondly, the Olympic action only feature Japanese athletes.

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