Kenya: Maa Community Overcome By Joy After Youngster Wins Gold At World Under 20 Championships

NAIROBI — For a community not renowned for producing many successful female athletes, Josephine Sembeyo’s gold medal at the World Under 20 Championships in Oregon meant the whole world to the Maa.

Dressed in their easily identifiable regalia, they thronged the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Wednesday night to welcome their heroine, singing songs and dance to pass the time as they waited for her and the rest of Team Kenya to emerge from Terminal 1A.

Airport security had a tough…