Lusigi elected Esports Federation Kenya president

Ronny Lusigi has been elected the eSports Federation Kenya (ESFK) president following a vote held on Wednesday to set up the national body's first ever elected body.

Lusigi won with a landslide 23-4 in the race for the federation's top job against Mwanzia Mwaniki with Anne Omondi taking the vice-president position after defeating Celline Sheon 22-5.

“We thank everyone for competing in a dignified manner and we are grateful as a team for the delegates who believed in us and we shall put our best foot forward in taking esports to a high level.

“We’ve always had challenges because this is a new sport but we thank the Office of the Registrar for guiding us with all the regulations that are required.

“We shall sit together as a team and invite experts to help us set up a strategic plan for now and the future,” Lusigi said.

The ESFK was founded in 2018, the same year that the International Olympic Committee formed the eSports and Gaming Liaison Group meant to push for the adoption of digital sports.

The new office will have the immediate task of preparing the Kenyan team for the Global eSports Tour 2023 to be held in December in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.