Kenyan congress wins men’s v-ball title; face Rwanda in women’s final

Today: Women Rwanda vs Kenya Third place EALA vs Uganda Wednesday Final: Men Rwanda 0-2 Kenya Third place EALA 2-0 Uganda Kenya parliament men’s team won this year’s East Africa inter-parliamentary Games volleyball title after beating hosts Rwanda 2-0 in the final on Wednesday at Amahoro Indoor Stadium. Kenya won in straights sets, 25-23 and 25-20 respectively, while in the women category, Kenya faces Rwanda on Thursday at the same venue. East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) team took third place without dropping a sweat after their opponents, Uganda did not show up. In the semi-finals, Rwanda beat EALA 2-0 (25-20 and 25-16) while Kenya overcame Uganda 2-0 (25-8 and 25-11). In the women category, Kenya beat Uganda 2-0 (25-13 and 25-15) while Rwanda defeated EALA 2-0 (25-5 and 25-10). The Inter-Parliamentary tournament was first held in Arusha, Tanzania in November 2009 to mark the 10th Anniversary Celebrations of the EAC. Since then, EAC Partner States have hosted the Inter-Parliamentary Games on a rotational basis. The second tournament was held in Burundi, in 2011 while Kenya hosted the third in 2012. Uganda hosted the fourth edition in 2013 while the fifth was hosted by Tanzania in 2014. Neighboring Tanzania and Burundi did not show up in the annual event which aims to raise the cooperation between the East Africa Community countries.

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Kenyan congress wins men’s v-ball title; face Rwanda in women’s final