Kenya’s Volleyball Icon Janet Wanja Is Dead At 40

Nairobi — The Kenya volleyball fraternity is mourning the death of icon Janet Wanja who passed on Friday morning at home after being diagnosed with stage 4 gall bladder cancer.

Wanja, a long time setter at the national women’s volleyball team, got ill after doing duties for Kenya at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games where she was part of the technical bench as a trainer.

Making the announcement, Kenya Volleyball Federation boss Charlse Nyaberi condoled with the family, eulogizing Wanja’s…