Kenya’s former boxing champion languishing in poverty

When one of Kenya’s boxing legends Suleiman Wanjau Bilali ventured into the sport, he was keen to punch his way out of poverty and probably into fame.

At the peak of his career, he was realising his dream, what with two gold medals at successive all African games.

He was an African champion, a legend in the making. However, like many sporting greats in Kenya, things have since gone south for Bilali.

Just a few years later and he is a shadow of his former self. In this first of a two-part series- a fighting chance, Ann Mawathe brings us the story of the 38 year old Bilali who, against onerous odds, still believes he has a fighting chance in life.