Kakamega Homeboyz striker Moses Shumah on Friday 22 March extended his efforts of goodwill closer home as he, together with his teammates and staff from Mozzart Bet, took the initiative to visit patients at Kakamega County Referral Hospital.The initiative, which also saw six patients benefit by having their overdue hospital bills cleared, came from Shumah’s Ksh. 100,000 donation in the form of a humanitarian cheque awarded to him by leading gaming firm Mozzart Bet following his man of the match performance in Homeboyz’ 1-0 win over Tusker last July.Mozzart Bet Cup: Amwayi’s lone strike seal title for Kakamega HomeboyzThe striker, at the end of what was a successful tournament, was named the Most Valuable Player, and after much deliberations with his teammates and officials, settled on tending to ailing patients at the biggest hospital in the county.“It is such a big privilege for me and the entire Homeboyz team to be here,” Shumah said. “I believe that what we have done today, including visiting the sick, providing them with foodstuff and also paying bills is a blessing not just for us but also for Mozzart Bet, who are the main reason we are here.“I’d like to extend my appreciation towards their actions, and hope that we continue to have such initiatives oftenly.”Shummah was the second Homeboyz player to benefit from the Mozzart Bet man-of-the-match humanitarian cheque, as midfielder Hillary Otieno in June took his donations to Daisy Centre for the Disabled, which was not lost on Abana Abeingo’s team manager as he gave his remarks on behalf of the entire team.“Credit to Mozzart Bet for the positive impact they are having on the community. We have by their help touched lives at Daisy Center before and today too at this hospital,” he said. “These donations go a long way in giving hope and motivate our players who also want to make a mark where they come from.”Kakamega Homeboyz remain in contention to defend their title and will face beaten finalists Tusker next weekend.##NAJAVA_MECA_7974570##Accepting the donations on behalf of the facility, Kakamega County Referral Hospital Administrator Hillary Kiverenge said: “We appreciate the good gesture and efforts by the Homeboyz team and Mozzart Bet. We have so many facilities in this area but you decided to come here. We are so grateful and it is our hope that this is not the last time we will see you here.”Meanwhile, Mozzart Bet Community Manager Cyprian Aluda passed a note of thanks to Mozzart Bet Country Manager Sasa Krneta, and added that the initiative will make a return this year.“Huge thanks to Mozzart Bet for making this possible. It is our expectation that all Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives will kick on to a higher gear this year. You can be assured that we will always have our eyes on you,” he said.In addition to the humanitarian cheques, Mozzart Bet is under the ‘New jerseys for new champions’ project awarding jerseys to local teams in the community.
