Kenya: Marathon Winner Brings Hope to Destitute Family

Nairobi — Barmao's mother, Sabina, and brother, Benjamin Kipkemboi, outside her hut at their Konda village home, Uasin Gishu

When the news finally trickled into the sleepy, rural Konda village in Uasin Gishu on Sunday that he had scooped Sh1.5 million, Samson Barmao's mother, Sabina, could hardly contain her joy. It flowed down her cheeks in a torrent of tears.

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