Joe Muganda, captain of the 1984 Nairobi School side that won the 1984 John Andrews Memorial Sevens received his medal plus those of of his 1984 teammates from Ronnie Andrews at the 2011 John Andrews Memorial Sevens, Saturday, 25th June 2011, after 27 years.
The medals were never presented back in 1984 owing to administrative lapses on the part of the then Lenana School administration. The remarkable presentation on Saturday 25th June 2011 after 27 years was enabled by interactive discussions on social networks centred mainly on Kenya schools rugby in the 1980s & 1990s.
The 2011 medal presentation after 27 years is a tribute in no small measure to social media and to numerous individuals who continue to share their memoirs of those times. It is through these interactive discussions at different locations that it emerged that the winning Nairobi School side of 1984 never received their winners medals & this was set straight as mentioned, on Saturday, 25th June 2011. In true rugby spirit paying a due debt.
Patchie Kipenzi hakuna mwengine duniani.
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