The University of Nairobi’s once all-conquering, popular rugby side, Mean Machine will be playing in the third-tier of Kenya’s rugby competition, the Nationwide League, next season. In fact, Mean Machine are the only varsity side to have won Kenyan rugby’s most prestigious club title. But so spectacular has been their fall that Kenya Rugby Union (KRU), University of Nairobi's top management and Mean Machine old boys have been compelled to step in and try to stem the slide. They were initially relegated from Kenya Cup to the second tier KRU Championship in 2020 but returned to the Kenya Cup in 2022 only to drop back to the second tier league after one season. The committee has Mbaabu, Leonida Kerubo, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Mean Machine captain Victor Mwangi, and former captains Cliff Mukulu and Paul “Pablo” Murunga.


Source:   Daily Nation
June 29, 2024 09:19 UTC