Gor Mahia patron and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga donated Ksh1.1 million after K’Ogalo’s clash against Mara Sugar.Mara Sugar hosted Gor Mahia in an FKF Premier League match at the Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay with the game ending 2-0 in favour of the visitors.Gor Mahia secure victory after Mara Sugar’s late capitulationAfter a goalless first half, Gor Mahia were pushing to get a second consecutive win and struck three minutes to the end of regular time through the league’s reigning Most Valuable Player (MVP) Austine Odhiambo before Congolese import Gedeon Bandeka sealed the win in the 90th minute.Raila who was present in the stadium named after him left the two clubs richer than he found them. Gor Mahia were awarded Ksh700,000 while their hosts Mara Sugar walked home with Ksh 300,000.##NAJAVA_MECA_8511301##The match officials also tapped into the kindness of the former Lang’ata MP with a Ksh100,000 donation.Gor Mahia CEO Raymond Oruo said the club is yet to decide how the money will be utilized but said that it will generally be shared between the playing unit and the club.High Court hands Petra, Mwendwa boost ahead of FKF Elections“I am not in Homa Bay so I can’t speak much. The finer details will be discussed by the club. It will be divided between the players and others used to cater for expenses,” said OruoHowever, Oruo said that they usually use such kind of donations to cater for expenses directly touching the playing unit.##NAJAVA_MECA_8519610##“Well. The donations usually assist in sorting out player bonuses. Mainly that is what we usually use it for,” he addedThe donation by the ODM supremo is the largest known financial donation received by the club this year.Kenya to face South Sudan in opening fixture as U17 AFCON Qualifiers schedule is releasedRaila has been traversing the continent as he intensifies his campaign for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship but found time to attend the game.
