Kakamega County to host the 23rd edition of Secondary Schools games as 5000 participants expected to attend

About 5000 participants are expected to attend this year edition of the Secondary Schools games which will be hosted in Kakamega County from 12 to 25 August 2025.

Secondary Sports Association (FEASSA), president Justus Mugisha, after he held a meeting with the Principal Secretary Ministry of Education last evening in Nairobi, said that the Championship has produced various talents across the East African Region and they expect to increase the number of Sports categories from 15 to 20.

‘’We want to give the children of East Africa as many options as possible and that after consultation, we expect to increase the number of different sports to 20 and we want to go higher he said’’

Accompanied him was the head of the directorate field coordination and co-curricular activities at the Ministry of Education Nelson Sifuna who said that Kenya is read to host the Championship and that for the first time Kenya has invited guest teams from other African Countries and looking forward for a successful tournament.

He said that the expansion of Sports to other categories like Lacrosse, Cricket, beach football and Volleyball is giving more opportunities to Youths.

Last year the Championship was held in Bukedea, Uganda where Team Kenya displayed their prowess across various disciplines, solidifying their position as a formidable force in the region.