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HEALTH: THE NUMBER ONE!The core guiding philosophy and foundational mantra of the World Health Organization (WHO) for gl...
26/09/2026

HEALTH: THE NUMBER ONE!

The core guiding philosophy and foundational mantra of the World Health Organization (WHO) for global public health is "Health for All”.

Walking Football provides an opportunity for older persons to have regular physical exercises whilst keeping eye on non-communicable diseases (NCD’s) – which account for 74% of global deaths.

Access to health is a fundamental human right and many countries are adopting the Universal Health Coverage (UHC), ensuring all people receive quality health without facing financial hardship. Protecting populations from health emergencies and outbreaks is critical and moreso for the elderly citizenry.

At Kenya Walking Football Federation (KWFF) we remain focused on positively engaging the older persons through regular walking football sessions that are complimented by group walks. Walking requires no special equipment, has a very low injury risk and increased daily activity through walking is strongly tied to healthy aging. walking slows bone density loss and protects against osteoporosis. It lubricates joints, reduces arthritis pain, and strengthens surrounding leg and core muscles.

Health is number ONE! and when we talk of health we mean;

Health = Physical
Health = Mental
Health = Financial
Health = Spiritual

Walking Football provides a relaxed and informal environment to engage the community on health matters. We regularly have experts in various specialized fields (e.g. nutritionists, financial & asset management experts, psychologists et al) who come to our walking football sessions for health talks.

Take care of your health. It’s the number ONE (1)!

Kiarie Mwangi
www.kwff.co.ke.

INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF DEAF PEOPLE {sept 21st – Sept 27th}Bonding Deaf Community through walking footballWalking football...
19/09/2026

INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF DEAF PEOPLE {sept 21st – Sept 27th}

Bonding Deaf Community through walking football

Walking football is a low-impact, non-contact type of football played primarily by +50 years (both gender). At Kenya Walking Football Federation (KWFF), one of our strategic goals is sports inclusivity. The Deaf Walking Football brings together deaf persons appreciating that sports are apolitical and a universal language that cuts across gender, creed and even social status!

Kenya prides itself as probably the only country amongst the walking football member countries globally to develop the deaf walking football division with a current membership of 23-pax, and growing. The weekly 5-mins sign-language lesson ahead of walking football sessions continues to foster strong relations and emotional connections with other team players (both hearing and deaf players).

The walking football session was of significance as KWFF joins the world in commemorating 75th anniversary of the World Federation of the Deaf (WDF) and the 20th anniversary of the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. Key themes for the International Week of deaf people that we intend to recognise and implement include inter-alia;
 No access without national sign language
 Nothing about us without us
 Appreciating deaf culture is a human right.

We were honoured to host Ms. Dace Brown -Ph.D., Associate professor of Gerontology, University of North Carolina in Charlotte, currently visiting KCA University on sabbatical to the walking football session at Donholm Eagles Walking Football Club.

We are walking together. A step at a time.

Kiarie Mwangi
www.kwff.co.ke.

THE REAL BALANCE OF LIFE – WALKING TO OLD AGEThe transition from childhood to adulthood and finally to old age has three...
11/09/2026

THE REAL BALANCE OF LIFE – WALKING TO OLD AGE

The transition from childhood to adulthood and finally to old age has three variables that inter-change at every step of development;

1. Time
2. Money
3. Health

Whilst in childhood and adulthood health remains relatively good, it is in old age that quality of health becomes a subject of every day conversation. Quality of physical health in old age is determined by inter-alia;

a) Lifestyle and habits – regular physical activity and nutrient-rich diet
b) Social connections – strong family ties & community engagements.
c) Mental health – emotional resilience and successful prevention OR treatment of conditions like anxiety and depression.

At Kenya Walking Football Federation (KWFF) our focus is 100% on the well-being of older persons. Being a low-impact and non-contact sport, we use football (soccer) to ensure elderly citizens have regular physical exercises, have a platform for social networking all whilst keeping an eye on non-communicable diseases (NCD’s). We have thus far held football sessions & talks to raise awareness on diabetes and dementia.

By 2030, the population of older persons aged 60 and above in Kenya is projected to reach approximately 3.6 million. Many older persons - particularly in rural areas—experience economic vulnerability, isolation, and challenges related to social support. By opening Walking Football clubs/teams in these areas, we hope to strengthen resilience and improve overall quality of life.

Do you have a club / team that you would wish to register for Walking Football?

Drop us an e-mail on: [email protected]. We shall get to you!

Kiarie Mwangi
President: Kenya Walking Football Federation
Website: www.kwff.co.ke.

THE SILVER ECONOMY: economic activity created by the needs and contributions of an aging population.Globally, the world ...
02/09/2026

THE SILVER ECONOMY: economic activity created by the needs and contributions of an aging population.

Globally, the world is gearing towards International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) 2026 edition. The theme for this year’s commemoration will be; “The Age of Longevity: Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives.”

Systems: Conversations around older persons are now broader than the traditional health issues. We are now talking about;

1) Legal affairs (e.g. succession planning)
2) Financial health (Asset Management)
3) Insurance products aligned to elderly citizens
4) Spiritual alignment

Sports remain the “glue” that drives community conversations and Walking Football, a low impact, non-contact sport targeting +50 years old (both gender). At Kenya Walking Football Federation (KWFF) we bring together clubs/teams of older persons for an opportunity to exercise, mitigate non-communicable diseases AND offer platform through which corporates, companies, government can engage its elderly citizens in a relaxed environment – soccer field.

SILVER ECONOMY:

This refers to the part of the economy focused on the needs, products, and services for older adults. It recognizes that as populations age, older people remain active consumers, workers, entrepreneurs, and contributors to society.

Examples of sectors in the silver economy include:

* Healthcare: Hospitals, home healthcare, telemedicine, and medical devices.
* Financial services: Retirement planning, pensions, and insurance.
* Housing: Age-friendly homes, assisted living, and senior communities.
* Technology: Wearable health devices, smart home systems, and apps designed for seniors.
* Leisure and tourism: Travel packages, wellness programs, and recreational activities for older adults.
* Transportation: Accessible public transport and mobility services.

Why is the silver economy important?

* Growing elderly population: Many countries have increasing life expectancy and lower birth rates, leading to a larger older population.
* Economic opportunity: Older adults have significant purchasing power and create demand for specialized products and services.
* Job creation: It generates employment in healthcare, caregiving, technology, and other industries.
* Improved quality of life: It encourages innovations that help older adults live healthier, more independent lives.

By 2030, people aged 50 and older are projected to make up 25% of the global population, with those aged 60 and older alone accounting for about 16.5% (or 1.4 billion people) of the total world population. Thank you, Nation Media Group, for the full-page interview on WALKING FOOTBALL. The feedback has been amazing and overwhelming with the general appreciation that we are ALL ageing.

The bigger question remains? Shall we age with dignity? Shall we enjoy quality of life in our sunset?

Join a walking football club today and be part of the wellness (physical, social, mental, financial) conversations!

Kiarie Mwangi
President: Kenya Walking Football Federation
Website: www.kwff.co.ke.

STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COHESION THROUGH WALKING SESSIONS: BURU BURU PHASE 2 RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION (B2RWA)Walking is a s...
07/08/2026

STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COHESION THROUGH WALKING SESSIONS:

BURU BURU PHASE 2 RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION (B2RWA)

Walking is a simple, free exercise that improves physical and mental health. Regular walks can strengthen the heart, burn calories, lower blood sugar, ease joint pain, boost immunity, elevate mood, and support better sleep.

Buru Buru phase 2 residents association (B2RWA) is a community made of 29-courts loosely named “east-side” and “west-side” divided by a road that cuts through the estate. As part of strengthening relations amongst residents, B2RWA came up with the “walk and talk” initiative – a weekly 45mins walk that would bring cross-generational residents together with key objectives being;

• Regular physical exercises amongst residents who may not have opportunities for gym or have busy weekly schedules.
• Encouraging social networking by encouraging residents “walking whilst talking” to each other.
• Mitigating non-communicable diseases – e.g. Diabetes, Dementia, Hypertension, et al

The membership of the “walk and talk” sessions is organically growing and cutting across age, gender and social status. At Kenya Walking Football Federation (KWFF) we are encouraged by the uptake of regular walking as a step towards eventually forming walking clubs and walking football clubs.

At personal level, am happy to be part of the “walk and talk” initiative on many fronts. As a member of the B2RWA welfare committee, as a resident and most importantly – as president of Kenya Walking Football Federation – whose vision is: “Towards a Healthy Population”

To the community around – with over 10 commercial banks, fuel stations, supermarkets and many small and mid-level businesses; our “walk and talk” needs to be part of your route to market strategy! Product / Service visibility and connecting to the community.

To former residents, well-wishers and stakeholders – you now have a platform of community engagement. Purchase a branded reflector jacket for a start.

We would like to hear from you! Yes, you, on how we can develop this initiative further – drop on us an e-mail on: [email protected].

We are “Buruklyn” and Buru Buru is our business.

Kiarie Mwangi
President: Kenya Walking Football Federation
Website: www.kwff.co.ke.

DEMENTIA AWARENESS THROUGH WALKING FOOTBALL. WE LEARNT. WE WALKED. WE NOW KNOW.Thank you!For Our partner – Jubilee Insur...
10/07/2026

DEMENTIA AWARENESS THROUGH WALKING FOOTBALL. WE LEARNT. WE WALKED. WE NOW KNOW.

Thank you!

For Our partner – Jubilee Insurance Company of Kenya for being key cog at planning the Dementia awareness session by providing experts to engage the community. The Q&A session was engaging and informative. We shall continue to walk together to other walking football clubs across the country. Migori, Makueni, Kajiado and Kiambu – are you ready?!

Thank you!

To all those who turned up for the Dementia Awareness session. We are all winners by participating in both the walking football team (er, blue team won 3-2) AND actively taking part in the session. We are better informed now.

Thank you!

To the Deaf Community for being the most enthusiastic participants. Yes! At Kenya Walking Football Federation, we dare say we are the first to use sports as a platform for outreach to the hard-of-hearing persons. We are intentional in engaging this community on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD’s).

Bonus thank you for every weekend 10-mins sign language session before football session. It promotes sports inclusivity and social networking.

Agenda for next Dementia awareness session?

(a) Care-givers: Equipping care-givers with support systems and structures. Appreciating and recognizing they are first responders in Dementia Management

(b) Early on-set of Dementia: yes, its no longer a +70-year-old conversation. Its affecting persons in their 40’s and 50’s. Wellness (social, physical, mental) is the bigger conversation here.

At Kenya Walking Football Federation (KWFF) our vision remains: Towards a healthy ageing population.

Do you want to learn more about walking football? Would you wish to register a team within your community?

Drop us an e-mail: [email protected].

Kiarie Mwangi
President: Kenya Walking Football Federation
Website: www.kwff.co.ke.

DEMENTIA AWARENESS WALKING FOOTBALL SESSION – JULY 2026Dementia is a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-...
02/07/2026

DEMENTIA AWARENESS WALKING FOOTBALL SESSION – JULY 2026

Dementia is a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life. Dementia symptoms trigger a decline in thinking skills, also known as cognitive abilities and also affect behavior, feelings and relationships.

Studies suggest exercise as an effective way to reduce cognitive decline in later life. Benefits of physical exercises include;

 Helping memory and thinking skills.
 Having clear memories of certain events.
 Lowering risk of developing the condition at all.
 Reducing anxiety and depression.

At Kenya Walking Football Federation (KWFF) our attention is drawn to early-onset of Dementia in people in their 40’s and 50’s. These cases often manifest first through (a) Changes in behaviour and personality (b) difficulties with executive function (planning, organizing and decision -making and (c) language and speech issues.

Walking Football being a low-impact and non-contact sport offers a platform for older persons to network socially whilst having regular physical exercises. It is within such environment that
Dementia conversations take place. KWFF is big on sports inclusivity – with over 23 deaf community members currently actively participating in walking football. This under-served constituency lacks information on Non-Communicable Diseases largely due to language barriers. They will be there too!

Thank you, Jubilee Insurance Company of Kenya, for partnering with KWFF by bringing on-board experts to engage community on raising awareness on Dementia, engaging care-givers – who are most often nuclear family members and who also require emotional support, and demystifying stigma associated with Dementia.

Dementia Signs can be easily misdiagnosed as stress, depression or midlife changes – and thus the need to have this session!!

Kiarie Mwangi
President: Kenya Walking Football Federation
E-mail: [email protected].

TO ALL FATHERS ON FATHER’S DAY: LETS KEEP WALKING & PLAYING WALKING FOOTBALLBeing a dad demands your best energy every d...
21/06/2026

TO ALL FATHERS ON FATHER’S DAY: LETS KEEP WALKING & PLAYING WALKING FOOTBALL

Being a dad demands your best energy every day. You have to take care of yourself first before taking care of your family, your business and the community at large. Walking and Walking Football are two of the easiest, most effective ways for fathers to protect their long-term health. They offer powerful, low-impact ways to remain fit and healthy.

Our vision at Kenya Walking Football is: “Towards a healthy ageing population”

Our Mission is: “Promoting Social networking amongst elderly citizenry through physical exercises”

Walking offers the foundational fitness you need. Walking football brings back the competitive spirit in sports, modified for longevity.

To ALL our players, administrators and stakeholders at Kenya Walking Football Federation – Happy Father’s Day!!

Drop us an e-mail: [email protected]. We Start the Walking and Walking Football journey, together!

You don't need to be fit to start; you just need to start to get fit.

Kiarie Mwangi
President: Kenya Walking Football Federation
Secretary General: CONIFA KENYA LOC (Ni Wakati Sports Africa)

E-mail: [email protected].

16/06/2026

PROMOTING COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH SPORTS – DEAF WALKING FOOTBALL

The deaf community faces significant barriers in accessing information about non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and preventive measures, leading to health disparities. These barriers include communication gaps, limited access to healthcare services tailored for sign language users, and lack of awareness about NCDs within the deaf community.

Walking Football is a low-impact and non-contact sport played primarily by +50 persons (both gender). At Kenya Walking Football Federation (KWFF) and as part of sports inclusivity, we have engaged two groups thus far; (a) Visually Impaired persons and (b) Hard-of-hearing persons across all ages.

Our journey with the Deaf Community began in July 2025 when we dedicated one Saturday walking football session for a game with the 13 men and women from the Deaf Community. Since then, they have become regular participants every weekend and as part of strengthening community resilience we started a 10-mins sign-language session in between warm up sessions. Both hearing and hard-of-hearing players play alongside each other – which has improved communication, firm bonding that has extended to off-field and a deeper appreciation of sports as the “glue” that “fuels” conversations.

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Kenya Walking Football Federation (KWFF) is an affiliate member of Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance of Kenya (NCDA-K) and spearheads awareness and advocacy on mitigating NCD’s through regular physical exercises. Thus far we have had numerous sessions on diabetes management and at some point, planned a “Yoga for Diabetes session”. Yes – didn’t know there are particular yoga poses specific to diabetes patients.

CONIFA JAMBOREE – NAIROBI 2026 AUGUST

It is coming home! To KENYA. 2nd Edition of CONIFA Africa Jamboree will be in Kenya after successful tournament in South Africa 2022. On the Menu will be Deaf Walking Football. At CONIFA KENYA we are aware that hearing loss contributes to social isolation. Walking Football will be a cultural movement to foster a sense of belonging and empowerment for deaf individuals.

The Ubuntu Spirit! “We are walking, one step at a time”

Kiarie Mwangi
President: Kenya Walking Football Federation
Secretary General: CONIFA KENYA LOC (Ni Wakati Sports Africa)

KENYA GRANNIES (masters) FOOTBALL FEDERATION – KGFF & KENYA WALKING FOOTBALL FEDERATION (KWFF) – COLLABORATING TO ENGAGE...
12/06/2026

KENYA GRANNIES (masters) FOOTBALL FEDERATION – KGFF & KENYA WALKING FOOTBALL FEDERATION (KWFF) – COLLABORATING TO ENGAGE ELDERLY WOMEN IN SPORTS.

It is often said “collaboration happens at the top. Competition happens at the bottom”. This is never truer and moreso in our sports eco-system where team work, team synergy and fan experience are at the center of our engagements.

Formed last year (2025), KGFF continues to inspires elderly women in the community driving SGBV conversations, economic empowerment and mental health awareness campaigns - all through football. Their participation in the 2nd edition of Grannies International Football Tournament (GIFT) in March 2025 was roundly appreciated by all Kenyans. Needless, Nairobi is set to host the 3rd edition of GIFT next year (2027). KGFF maintains strong grassroot presence in the space of traditional football.

Kenya Walking Football Federation (KWFF) represents a slower version of traditional football. A low-impact and non-contact sport which attracts both gender, aged +50 years and above. KWFF is a 6 vs 6 game played for 30 minutes and with slightly relaxed rules that includes inter-alia; rolling substitutions, no off-side rules, no above-the-waist ball, no throw-balls et al.

THE CONVERGENCE

Whether traditional football or walking football - both KGFF and KWFF serve the same constituency – elderly citizenry. It is not hard to find same persons participating in both sessions. Do we mind? No! indeed the more regular physical exercises in older persons the greater the mitigation against non-communicable diseases (NCD’s).

SPORTS EVANGELISM

When the invitation came from Football Legend Musa Otieno – the event organizer – and Nairobi Chairperson of KGFF, Phoebe Nandwa – to grace the occasion, quickly remembered the scriptures in 1st Corinthians 9:24-25 that encourages training with discipline to win a lasting prize. The theme of the Grannies tournament aptly captured our guiding scripture verse at KWFF: Play. Praise. Purpose.

CONIFA JAMBOREE – KENYA EDITION 2026 {August 11th – 16th}

Whilst KWFF will have Deaf Walking Football team driving sports inclusivity, KGFF will have a grannies team appreciating that sports cuts across age, religion and even social status. This is the beauty of CONIFA – bringing together grassroot football experience.

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”

Kiarie Mwangi
President – Kenya Walking Football Federation.
Secretary General: CONIFA KENYA {Ni Wakati Sports Africa}

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