{"id":5649,"date":"2014-11-13T02:54:16","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T02:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=5649"},"modified":"2014-11-13T03:14:29","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T03:14:29","slug":"gor-mahia-set-to-visit-state-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-set-to-visit-state-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia set to visit State House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/state-house.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"321\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gor Mahia could become the first football team to visit the State house. They apparently have already received an invitation.\u00a0 According to goal.com, it is understood that President Uhuru Kenyatta is keen to help the team acquire another sponsorship after their previous one with Tuzo lapsed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The President has been very keen to meet the team and he has finally secured them an appointment on Thursday. Furthermore, he is keen to see the club get a sponsor and is willing to help. He is likely to reveal this during their Thursday visit,&#8221;said a well placed source goal.com<\/p>\n<p>President Uhuru Kenyatta was among the first to congratulate Gor Mahia after they captured the 2014 Tusker Premier league.<\/p>\n<h3>Nyamweya asks government to pay for air tickets<\/h3>\n<p>Gor Mahia Chairman Ambrose Rachier recently raised the alarm suggesting that Gor Mahia may not be able to participate in the 2015 Africa champions league. This is due to the prohibitive cost of playing away from home which according to Rachier amounts to KES 7 million.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, FKF chairman Sam Nyamweya has appealed to the government to purchase tickets for the club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to ask the government to assist Gor Mahia honor their first two fixtures by giving them air tickets. I missed my flight to Kisumu to watch final match against Ushuru FC because flights were fully booked by Gor Mahia fans. The quality football we saw in Kisumu has never been witnessed in the country and that is a true sign that we are destined for greatness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe league has ended well and Gor Mahia has won and they deserved to win. We expect a very exiting league next year. As you can see the Cabinet Secretary for Sports and Culture Dr. Wario is here too and that is a sign that our sponsor number one, The Government of Kenya, is well in our support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember President Uhuru Kenyatta sent his congratulatory message to the team within half an hour of being declared champions and soon we will take the champions to go and shake hands with him.\u201d said Nyamweya.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the early 1990s , 1980s and 1970s, it was the government that footed the bill whenever Kenya&#8217;s representatives played in continental tournaments and even the CECAFA club cup. That all ended when the IMF introduced austerity measures in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<h3>Wario Praises Gor Mahia<\/h3>\n<p>Minister Hassan Wario did not commit any government support. He whowever praised Gor Mahia for brnging color to league.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The colours you (Gor mahia fans) bring to kenyanfootball is second to none.You have made watching football even on television interesting. Long live Gor mahia&#8221; said Wario<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gor Mahia are worthy champions. They brought pomp and color to the league. The KPL would be poorer without you but the concern of hooliganism must be dealt with,&#8221; continued Wario.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate function, former speaker Farah Maalim also declared his support for Gor Mahia<\/p>\n<p>I dont go around looking for Manchester United,Arsenal&#8230;.I support Gor Mahia Football club&#8230;I believe in homegrown.&#8221;said Maalim<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-set-to-visit-state-house\/\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground:  !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gor Mahia could become the first football team to visit the State house. 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