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Senators Ask President Ruto for KSh 1M Each After Beating Governors’ Football Team

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Aston Lukoye
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Senate Speaker Amason Kingi asks President Ruto to reward senators’ football team. Wants Ksh. 1M per player, total Ksh. 16M. Request comes after Harambee Stars’ CHAN bonus pledge. Hopes cash will boost performance in regional games. After Stars, Now Senators Nairobi – After President William Ruto surprised Harambee Stars players with a Ksh. 1 million bonus per win in the CHAN tournament — later raised to Ksh. 2.5 million — Senate Speaker Amason Kingi says it’s time for the Senate football team to get similar love. A Winning Team Already The Senate side, made up of 16 senators, recently outplayed a governors’ team in a friendly match. Now, Kingi wants the president to hand each player Ksh. 1 million, a package that would total Ksh. 16 million. Why the Cash Matters According to Kingi, financial motivation could push the senators to greater heights, especially as they gear up for the upcoming East Africa Parliamentary Games. He believes rewarding them now will translate into big wins later. Waiting for Ruto’s Nod Kingi says he would be deeply grateful if the president approved his request. Whether the State House will sign off on the Ksh. 16M motivation deal remains to be seen.
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  • Senate Speaker Amason Kingi asks President Ruto to reward the senators’ football team.
  • Wants Ksh. 1M per player, total Ksh. 16M.
  • The request comes after Harambee Stars’ CHAN bonus pledge.
  • Hopes cash will boost performance in regional games.

After President William Ruto surprised Harambee Stars players with a Ksh. 1 million bonus per win in the CHAN tournament, later raised to Ksh. 2.5 million  Senate Speaker Amason Kingi says it’s time for the Senate football team to get similar love.

The Senate side, made up of 16 senators, recently outplayed a governor’s team in a friendly match. Now, Kingi wants the president to hand each player Ksh. 1 million, a package that would total Ksh. 16 million.

According to Kingi, financial motivation could push the senators to greater heights, especially as they gear up for the upcoming East Africa Parliamentary Games. He believes rewarding them now will translate into big wins later.

Kingi says he would be deeply grateful if the president approved his request. Whether the State House will sign off on the Ksh. 16M motivation deal remains to be seen.

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