The Mara Sugar Chronicle
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Ibrahim Wanzala: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Mara Sugar have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Transfer targets2 Nov 2026
Thabang Molefe due for a Mara Sugar medical
Everything agreed with another club, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Raymond Daniels signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Raymond Daniels and Mara Sugar agree another 2 years.
Market2 Nov 2026
The ambition of Raymond Daniels outgrows Mara Sugar early
Signings arrive with a picture of the club in their head, and this one’s picture was bigger than the building. He will play well and he will be gone, in that order, and everybody knows it.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Harun Kamau out for 49 days
The medical room confirms 49 days on the sidelines for Harun Kamau, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Words exchanged at Mara Sugar
Erick Kipkirui and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Alex Imbusia slips down the pecking order
The demotion a club never announces and a dressing room always notices. Alex Imbusia is further from the side than he was, and the reason will not be given until he asks.
Boardroom2 Nov 2026
Wages eat 88% of everything Mara Sugar earn
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
No hiding place for Erick Kipkirui
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Erick Kipkirui, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Market Still no ink between Mara Sugar and Sammy Odero
- Market Experience through the door at Mara Sugar
- The dugout Dennis Cheruiyot knocks on the manager's door