Kenya holds Kung Fu tournament

STORY: Kenya holds Kung Fu tournament SHOOTING TIME: April 21, 2024 DATELINE: April 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Kung Fu tournament 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KEVIN SIMIYU, Kung Fu enthusiast 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili) LILLIAN NDUTA, Kung Fu enthusiast 4. various of the Kung Fu tournament 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TONY MUTURI, Parent 6. various of the Kung Fu tournament STORYLINE: Kenya on Sunday hosted a Kung Fu tournament in the central Kenyan town of Kiambu, located on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi. Contestants aged 4 to 20 years, from eight clubs across the country, took part in the third edition of the Kenya Kung Fu Championship. The tournament was sponsored by the Chinese embassy in Kenya. More than 50 contestants were awarded medals during the tournament. Kevin Simiyu, a 19-year-old high school graduate, won a gold medal. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KEVIN SIMIYU, Kung Fu enthusiast "It feels nice because Kung Fu gives you confidence in

KENYA-NAIROBI-LIFESTYLE-KNITTING TRADITION

KENYA-NAIROBI-LIFESTYLE-KNITTING TRADITION

(220903) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Felister Nduta (L), a self-taught yarn crochet artist, poses next to a model wearing her yarn crocheted apparel in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 25, 2022. In Kenya, crocheting and knitting are typical needlework undertakings usually done listlessly by women to create dainty doilies and cheap household items such as beanies and baby shawls. However, this century-old practice appears to be staging a comeback with newer spunkier designs. TO GO WITH "Feature: Kenyan creatives revive knitting to expand revenue streams" (Photo by Chrispinus Omar/Xinhua)