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‘Women can ride too’: How I became one of the few female jockeys in Kenya

Faith Nyokabi, jockey and horse-riding enthusiast, with one of her horses during an interview at Ngong Racecourse in Nairobi on March 18, 2026.

Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group

By  Michael Muyoma

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When we meet at Ngong Racecourse in Nairobi, Faith Nyokabi walks with a slight limp.

“My ankle has a metal rod and a screw to help it heal faster. I had surgery two months ago after a spooked horse threw me off,” she says.

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