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Promising young fencers in Kenyan slum poised for sport's positive effects

Updated: 2024-06-21 09:42
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Fencing club members spar during a training session in the Mathare area of Nairobi on June 9. LUIS TATO/AFP

The average daily income in Mathare is about $2, according to EduKenya, an education charity operating in the slum, while annual fencing training and competing costs about $2,500, which is unaffordable for the community, according to Wanyoike.

But Mumia is determined to make it work. "I was born here but I don't want to stay here," he said.

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