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Meet Kenya's women happily married to their sports coaches

 Husbands coaching their wives has featured prominently in Kenya’s sporting scene for decades. From weightlifting to volleyball to athletics; sports remain the fulcrum upon which valves of love and talent are stirred to perfection.

Charles Owala and Evelyn Owala in weightlifting, David Lung’aho and Salome Wanjala in volleyball are some of the sports personalities who have found love on the field of play. Some of them have been scorned by sports authorities over conflict of interest.

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