In the heart of Kisumu, where football, boxing and rugby dominate the sports scene, one young man is carving a new path in nurturing professional skaters.
Armed with a passion for skating and a dream of nurturing young talent, 24-year-old Rodgers Ochieng has been running a grassroot skating club to provide a thrilling experience of gliding on wheels and develop a lifelong love for the sport.
He started the Wales Skating Club in February 2024 to provide young people with a platform for healthy competition in roller-skating discipline.
The club is already blooming with eminent success, challenging the perception that skating is an activity reserved for the affluent. "I wanted to go against the norm that only rich people do skating.
