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Atieno, Akinyi and Macharia Carry Kenya’s Hopes Into African Boxing Finals

Kelvin Kibet

NAIROBI, Thursday, October 22, 2026 — Three Kenyan boxers are through to the finals of the African Boxing Championships at Kasarani, giving the home team a chance to finish the continental competition with gold medals.

Grace Atieno, Elizabeth Akinyi and Clinton Macharia secured their places after winning semifinal bouts at the Moi International Sports Centre indoor arena.

Atieno, 19, overcame Uganda’s Wakawoza Rasjida in the women’s 46–48kg division when the referee stopped the contest. Akinyi also won by referee stoppage against Tanzania’s Hidaya Zahoro in the 75–80kg category.

Macharia had a closer contest in the men’s super heavyweight division, beating Uganda’s Tabule Emmanuel 3–2 on a split decision.

There were disappointments elsewhere for the Kenyan team. Amina Martha lost to Nigeria’s Ajishola Khadijat in the women’s bantamweight semifinals, while Emmanuel Odhiambo was eliminated by Uganda’s Samuel Msubuga.

According to the competition schedule reported on Wednesday, Thursday’s finals were due to begin at 1.30pm after organisers adjusted the programme because of venue arrangements. Final results were not available when this article was prepared.

The championship has offered Kenya’s boxers the advantage of competing in front of a home crowd, but the remaining bouts will decide whether the finalists convert their performances into continental titles.

Photo: Illustrative archival boxing image, not the Nairobi finals. Wixpwrld / Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

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Kelvin Kibet

Kelvin Kibet is a journalist and multimedia professional with more than six years of experience in journalism, digital media, content production, and newsroom operations.As Editor-in-Chief of Daily Report KE, Kelvin provides editorial leadership and oversees the quality, accuracy, and integrity of the platform's published content. He works with the editorial team to ensure that stories are properly reviewed, fact-checked, contextualized, and presented in accordance with professional journalistic standards.His responsibilities include supervising reporting processes, coordinating newsroom operations, reviewing stories before publication, strengthening editorial procedures, and maintaining standards of accuracy, fairness, and responsible journalism.Kelvin has experience in news reporting, digital journalism, multimedia storytelling, video production, community journalism, and editorial management. He is committed to producing informative, accurate, and public-interest content for Daily Report KE's readers.Areas of Expertise News Reporting Digital Journalism Multimedia Storytelling Investigative Reporting Community Journalism Editorial Management Video Production Content Production Key Responsibilities Editorial leadership and oversight Story review and publishing standards Fact-checking and verification Newsroom coordination Editorial planning and content development Newsroom ethics and quality control Maintaining accuracy and responsible journalism

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