Three of the most powerful women in Kenya led by the First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta will take part in this year’s Beyond Zero Half Marathon.
Kenyatta who is the patron of the race will go head-on with Rachel Ruto, wife of Deputy President on Sunday.
The race, that will be flagged off at the newly refurbished Nyayo Stadium is also set to be graced by wife of the opposition leader and ODM chief, Raila Odida-Ida Odinga.
Themed Let’s Run for Each Other, the Half Marathon targets 25,000 participants from across the country and will feature 21km, 10km, 5km, a special 2km race for pregnant women as well as Paralympic race for T11, T12 and T13.
The half marathon is one of the key resource mobilisation events for Beyond Zero, a flagship programme aimed at creating awareness and drawing the attention of stakeholders to the challenges of maternal and infant health in Kenya.
Meanwhile, Safaricom is the latest corporate to have jumped in with a sponsorship worth Sh2.48 million to support the initiative.
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