This year’s festive season has been synonymous with many talent-spotting activities, characterized by tournaments organized by household names ranging from politics to entertainment.
It is a source of joy to many, as these activities helped parents and guardians a lot in keeping their children at bay.
The numerous sporting tournaments took a huge toll in reducing the rate at which high school students and primary school pupils engaged in drug and substance abuse.
Normally, one would worry of the wrong company that their son or daughter would associate with come the holiday period, when schools are closed.
Well, this year’s Christmas holiday was a gift of its own kind. Tournaments substituted each other, one after another.
Starting us off was the Talanta hela initiative, that saw 16 teams competing for the honours to be crowned national champion, and pocketing a sum of KSh.5 Million.
The CS Sports, Ababu Namwamba pointed out that the Rising stars, Kenya’s under-18 national soccer team, that took part in this year’s CECAFA U-18 tournament was a product of the Talanta hela program.
Cabinet secretaries were also at the forefront in ensuring that talent scouting was going on this December holiday. CS Eliud Owalo had his Eliud Owalo Super Cup, while Health CS, Susan Nakhumicha organized the Nakhumicha Super Cup.
Cleophas Malala, UDA Secretary General, went on with his inaugural Cleo Malala Cup at MuMias sports complex.
The 15th edition of the Late Jane Arocho Soccer Extravaganza also took place in Kisumu city, organized by the Arocho family. Just to mention but a few.
It was worth noting that all these tournaments pulled massive crowds, showcasing Kenyans’ love for the game of football.
The benefits accrued to such tournaments includes, but not limited to; Talent scouting, A way of engaging the youth to help them in overcoming mental health issues within the society in this hard economic times, A source of entertainment for the spectators and also significantly, keeps the youth from bad company that may result to the drug and substance abuse.
That being said, the government should enact legislations that see into it that such talent does not go untapped. Talent has proven to be among activities that can pay bills when proper investment is done.
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