In the year 2020 more than 1,200 students of Moi Girls Kapsowar nearly missed classes following a massive landslide that destroyed their classrooms.“Attempts by the school management to mobilize villagers to clean the mud proved futile as the classrooms became unsafe for students,” said the then school principal Hellen Mabese. She said during the rainy season, the school has always seared landslides but not as big as that particular one that became so scary. The school is sandwiched between Kapsowar town and a steep cli. The cli is the reason it is constantly hit by landslides.“Every time the Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) announces the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results, a significant number of top performing students come out to appeal for school fees to join high schools,’’ Principal Joan Too told ACTT Digital Media representatives in her office. In the response In the response to restore and permanently deal with the landslide, the school came up with an initiate to conserve environment through charity marathon dubbed Moi Girls’ Kapsowar Charity and Conservation that observed its 3rd edition in 2023. 2024 Moi Girls’ Kapsowar Charity and Conservation Marathon is promising to be bigger and better. Athletics Kenya has so far recognized the event and diarized it as one of their activities that will take place on 22nd June 2024.
“In 2022, the race attracted nine nationalists while in 2023 it attracted seven nationalists. This year 2024 we expect more nationalities to show interest in this race that will be marking a milestone in its fourth edition,” Timothy Kilimo told ACTT Digital Media representative Michael in his Nairobi Office. Hon. Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen, Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Roads and Transport was among the participant of the race who completed the 10Km marathon. The CS was part of the committee
event whose sole agenda is to support girls access education. Besides the 10Km race, the marathon organizers have added 21km race into the program. This will attract other senior marathon professionals in this category. So far a number of personalities have expressed interest to participate in this year edition. They include Charlene Chelagat Ruto, Champion for The Young People, and PR practitioner. She is the third-born daughter to Kenya’s President Dr. William Ruto. Other dignitaries who have expressed interest to participate included Hon. Martha Wangari, MP Gilgil, Mr. Farouk Kibet among others. Reigning Madrid 10km champion Hillary Kipkoech and road-race specialist Naomi Jebet were the winners of the third edition of Moi Girls’ Kapsowar Charity and Conservation 10km road race held on Saturday 10th June 2023 in Kapsowar, Elgeyo Marakwet County.
The race targeted over 1,000 athletes competing to raise money to support education of needy students at Moi Kapsowar Girls High School as it bolster the student kitty. Environment conservation remain the theme for this charity race with organizers determined it will play a key role in enhancing country’s forest cover.Kenya celebrated a special public holiday on November 13, 2023, dedicated to a nationwide tree-planting initiative as part of the National Tree Planting Campaign under the Presidential
Programmer for the Accelerated Restoration of Forests and Rangelands, which aims to plant 15 billion trees by 2032. This initiative has given Moi Kapsowar impetus to organize the charity race for the 2024 in a bigger and better way.
