Lusigi promises player-centered leadership at Esports

IndexG Esports Kenya founder Ronny Lusigi was on Wednesday 28 September elected the Esports Federation Kenya president.

Lusigi garnered 23 votes to floor his only competitor for the position Mwaniki Mwanzia who received four votes only in the election held at Ngong Hills Hotel in Nairobi.

In his acceptance speech, the Esports boss promised his administration will prioritize growing the game and addressing the gamers’ interest.  

“We thank everyone for competing in a dignified manner and we are grateful as a team for the delegates who have believed in us and we shall put our best foot forward to take this sport to greater heights. Our first business is to come up with a proper strategic plan and put our athletes at the center of everything we do,” he offered.

Ann Odhiambo was elected Lisigi’s vice with 22 votes against Celine Leroshion who got five votes. Hellen Kairu is the new treasurer after garnering 20 votes, while Brian Ochanda was voted in as the athlete representative with 24 votes.

John Ojiambo, Omar Sadique Mohammed and John Shinakha were elected unopposed as first vice president, secretary general and life member representative respectively.

“We have a lot of female gamers and are planning on bringing more to the sport. Moving forward, we want to make our social media presence more established and reach a wider audience, with information on Esport and the variety of games available with opportunities to compete internationally,” Odhaimbo said.

Corporate Member Representative Michael Lulu said they will work with various technology companies to grow the sport in the country by setting up some centers of excellence where marginalized communities can come and get introduced to gaming.

Esports Federation Kenya was founded in May 2018 and is a member of the Global Esports Federation.

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