By Anderson Ojwang
After 69 years of waiting, Maseno School finally ended decades of trying and were crowned the Kisumu County Soccer champions.
Since 1954, Maseno School has made a fruitless search for the elusive silverware until this year when they were crowned the champs.
Volleyball
Similarly, Maseno School also ended 22 years of waiting to become the county volleyball champs.
Maseno School edged out Onjiko High in a tight volleyball boys’ final to clinch the Kisumu County Volleyball Title. Maseno won by a scoreline of 3-2 in the best of 5.
Maseno School, once the home of basketball in the country, are back again roaring and were declared the Kisumu County Champs!
The Chief Principal, Peter Owino, is currently building something special at the institution, not only in academics but also in sports and infrastructural development.
Owino is scaling the heights in transforming Maseno School and making it glow in all spheres.
The school once again marked the 120th anniversary in style by becoming the Kisumu County soccer champs and proceeding to the provincial level. A milestone indeed.
The school recently celebrated its 120th anniversary, presided over by President William Ruto as the chief guest, who promised a turnaround in infrastructural development.
The recent Maseno School 120th anniversary birthed a master plan for prosperity.
After decades of academic dominance in national examinations and sports, Maseno School finally turned its attention to infrastructural development.
At the heart of the rewriting of the Maseno School infrastructural master plan were President William Ruto, the Ministry of Education, the Old Boys Alumni, and the current Maseno School administration.
President Ruto, in his opening remarks, stated: “There are schools that educate students, and there are institutions that shape the destiny of a nation. Maseno School belongs to the latter category.”
And on Monday, the Maseno School soccer team lived up to the billing to defeat Agai Secondary School by a solitary goal.
The school wrote on its social media platforms: “We are the 2026 Kisumu County Soccer Champs. FT Kisumu County Soccer Final 2026: Maseno 1 – Agai 0. Okombeeee! Has never been seen since 1954! Oh my! Congratulations – The Equator Boys!”
In one of the posts on the school’s Facebook page, the victory evoked the sweet memories of the former Chief Principal, the late Paul Agali Otula, and how the school could have celebrated the trophy.
A post by one Korinda, school captain 2015, read: “[Suppose Paul A. Otula still walked along the Equator…] Such news made him so happy that against the routine, he would have summoned the school to Assembly Ground rather than the Tuesday House Assemblies. In his usual casuistry, Rev David Kola would marinate the school with timeless tidbits of history – how Jaramogi once dribbled past the entire first 11 team of the revered Kings College Budo (UG) in 1939. He would then lead the school in singing hymn no. 70 (Count your blessings) and finally, the Prayer of St Chrysostom. The principal would then take over the programme, instructing the top 5 to join the assembly amid wild cheers. He would narrate how one time in 2001, together with his gentlemen, they ransacked Mabungo Hills upside down in search of the only ‘adhula’ that the school had then. A villager had made away with it the previous evening, masquerading as a member of the 100s aside team. He would amplify the need for holistic education, naming OBs that benefited from not only their brains but also their brawns. He himself was a decorated former national Bake player. Of course, this wouldn’t end without throwing jabs at KD/KB, Dago Kokore, Magadi, and the entire axis of appeal. The football team would then formally receive their medals and trophy in their spanking new outfits before the assembly, and it wouldn’t end with that. The Boarding Master would be instructed to ‘do something for the gentlemen over lunch’. You would see him walk away to the DH… True to his word, the lunch menu would be packed with chapati, chips, and chicken/fish for the entire school. The teachers, spies, and subordinate staff would join in the lunch. It would be celebrations galore…”
