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<\/a><\/p>\n27 November 2011<\/p>\n
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editorial<\/p>\n
It’s distressing that the local rugby leagues failed to start fully for the second week, with only few matches being played.<\/p>\n
Top clubs in the Kenya Cup are resisting the move by the Kenya Rugby Union to expand the league to Nyanza and Western Kenya so as to spur development.<\/p>\n
Although they have produced some of Kenya’s finest players, these regions still lack representation at the top.<\/p>\n
Few players from the regions have pursued the game in Nairobi while talent ends up going to waste for lack of opportunity.<\/p>\n
Clubs argue that the move to have 12 teams in the Kenya Cup will water down competition and that relegation and promotion rules will lack meaning.<\/p>\n
But to say the least, the proposal for the expansion didn’t come with the election of Mwangi Muthee as chairman.<\/p>\n
What was lacking was the will to do so. It’s needless to continue embracing policies that have over the years led to the game’s stagnation.<\/p>\n
Rules and regulations ought to be followed, but the clubs need to embrace affirmative action.<\/p>\n
Personal differences should not be allowed to spoil the gains now that there is increased sponsorship. Expand the Kenya Cup.<\/p>\n
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