{"id":12340,"date":"2020-08-05T17:51:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T17:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=12340"},"modified":"2020-08-05T17:51:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T17:51:32","slug":"kadoka-from-drug-addict-to-a-star-footballer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sport\/kadoka-from-drug-addict-to-a-star-footballer","title":{"rendered":"Kadoka: From drug addict to a star footballer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: Jonah Onyango Orimba<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> She dreams of playing for Harambee Starlets in future<\/p>\n<p>Apart from playing football, she is also a plumber in Ruiru<\/p>\n<p>Kitawa Kadoka, the Githothua Starlets defender, is a true definition of a hard working and determined footballer.<\/p>\n<p>Against huge odds, there was no precedent about her future when she left Ruiru Girls High School in Ruiru Sub County, four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>She never expected to emerge a captain for Gitothua Starlets or any team It was no doubt a long shot.<\/p>\n<p>But Kadoka, who hails from Gitothua village in the outskirts of Kiambu where local brews are common, indulged in drugs at a young age.<\/p>\n<p>While she shared her chilling experience, Kadoka said it wasn\u2019t her wish to indulge in drugs but, she said peer pressure in the surrounding environment and poverty, influenced her.<\/p>\n<p>Kadoka said at one point she stayed home for a whole term after being sent from school due to lack of school fees and many times she would step in for her mother in search of food.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing up with a single mother was not a walk in the park. Lack of a fatherly figure in the family contributed to my behavioural change,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>In Gitothua village, most children are brought up by single mothers who sometimes get overwhelmed as some are not keen in giving proper guidance to their children.<\/p>\n<p>This pushed local leaders to start the Fagia Pombe initiative which saw the birth of Gitothua Starlets in early 2018. That was a turning point in her life.<\/p>\n<p>Gitothua Starlets was first established as a rehab programme for girls languishing in drug abuse as well as seek to end the local brews which are rampant in Kiambu County.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Gitothua Starlets has developed into a source of happiness for many and it\u2019s a solace point for more than 30 girls who can play football.<\/p>\n<p>She said if the team was started early enough, she couldn\u2019t have lost her best friend through a road accident.<\/p>\n<p>Kadoka, who is inspired by Harambee Starlets striker Mwanahalima Adams and Wan Bissak of Manchester United, hopes to play for Harambee Starlets in future.<\/p>\n<p>Gitothua Starlets head coach John Baraka said Kadoka has a huge capability and described her as a determined footballer and role model to the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKadoka, who is also part of the people who joined the team from it\u2019s inception, has transformed due to her determination,\u201d said Baraka.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old defender now calls on young people of her kind not to throw in the towel yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI encourage young people facing similar challenges to soldier on.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Jonah Onyango Orimba AfricaPress-Kenya: She dreams of playing for Harambee Starlets in future Apart from playing football, she is also a plumber in Ruiru Kitawa Kadoka, the Githothua Starlets defender, is a true definition of a hard working and determined footballer. 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