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MARIGA NEED TO PROFILE HIMSELF AND APPRECIATE HISTORY.

FAMILY PROFILE.

The news of Manchester City showing interest on Mc Donald Mariga has been received with mixed reaction back in his native land in Kenya. Those who know him at a personal family and historical level have a strong feeling that Mariga should transform his history and those who know him a Kenyan Midfielder think that the country has made a progress in soccer.

MC Donald Mariga Wanyama was born in Kenya in early 1980's as a first born son to the second wife of Mr. Noah Wanyama. He went to St Peters Primary School before joining Kamukunji high School both schools a five minutes walking distance from Muthurwa Estate where he lived with his family which was generally large and sports oriented with his father having played for and coached local and regional soccer clubs among them Reli Fc, AFC Leopards Fc and Country bus FC, while his elder siblings Sylvester Wanyama played for top premier league club Sony FC, Vitalis Wanyama was a Kenyan top amateur boxer and seasonal footballer and Volnet Wanyama who was a top rank Kenyan female baketballer. The family lived together in Muthurwa Estate in sections namely: Land mabati area, Zed area and flats area before moving to Racecourse Rd Estate in 2006 but without the rest of the family members of first mother. It is disheartening that Mariga has since declined to appreciate and support the other family that is experiencing economic hang down to the extend that he declined to recognize them as brothers and sisters and even gave a wrong information about his place of birth and growth in a published interview with the local press “The standard pulse magazine” in mid last year

SOCCER CAREER.

Unlike other Kenya National team mates like Dennis Oliech who began their sporting career at very tender age and Jamal Mohamed "Malo"

who were very prolific and crowd pulling while playing in academies and for local primary and high schools, Mariga's career began late into his years in high school before joining NSSF FC, Ulinzi Stars, Kenya pipeline Fc, Tusker Fc,then moved to Ghana, Belgium and finally to Italy.

Infact his colleague midfielder at the National team “Jamal Mohamed” has been and remains the most celebrated vibrant player both at the Community and National level from his days when he was a pupil in the same School with Mariga at St Peters primary School.

THE SPEEDY RISE AND THE FAST FALL.

After completing high School education, Mariga disappeared from local scene and his peers for about a year within which he had a lowly peek. He resurfaced after sometime but this time a very prolific and promising player upon which things have never been the same again. But his rise saw the very fast, unprecedented and sad fall of Sports and economic careers of his siblings who were riding high at the time but fell in a very weird way. Volnet Wanyama was then in the Kenya women basketball team but has since faded and seems like done away with Sports and now lives a quite difficult life, Vitalis Wanyama was then a top boxer and footballer but no longer active in Sports after a shooting incidence which affected his upper arm and now lives an unimpressive life and Sylvester Wanyama who has since remained lowly after experiencing quite a difficult personal and family life. In fact it is the side of Mariga’s family that has realized massive progress as Victor Mugabe is plying his soccer trade in Belgium, Thomas Wanyama playing for the Kenya premier league champions Sofapaka while younger Sister riding high in the basketball arena it is like the family of the first Mother has been eclipsed by the second Mother albeit the former being condemned to a lowly and struggling life.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY

Since moving to Belgium, Mariga has been less active and almost neglected his peers and clubs that he used to propel his career. Country Bus Fc which was his primary and debut community soccer club has been grappling with a myriad of problems ranging from lack of playing facilities to failure to participate in competitive soccer events due to lack of registration fees as little as KSHS 2000 and the team now faces distinction due to lack of Sponsor. Further to that, there is no other player who played with him in the club that has played in the top notch Kenyan league other than his two brothers. In brief he has not inspired or supported talent in his community. Although rated as the richest and talented footballer in Kenya, he has failed to promote talent and uplift his siblings and peers unlike other colleagues like Dennis Oliech who has promoted talent and uplifted peers and family to the extended of establishing the Oliech Foundation which has transformed careers for many youths, John Muiruri who is actively supporting sports activities in his backyard, Musa Otieno who has transformed his Jericho Estate background and also established a very progressive Foundation, Willis Oburu who is actively supporting soccer activities in Pumwani among other local and professional players who are supporting talents, peers and families in their respective backyards.

Manchester City FC or any other Club and Peers of Mariga should help him to build his profile so as to be appreciated and celebrated like other soccer players like Kanu Nwanko, Didier Drogba, Musa Otieno, Dennis Oliech, Vincent Kwarula among many local and international seasonal Players.