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The life of a football juggling maestro during the COVID-19 pandemic
May 26, 2020
Edward Murimi is an international award-winning juggler. But he does not look like one now.
The coronavirus whirlwind has turned the lives of many sportspersons upside down, leaving them dependant on crowds to earn a living. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, no one fancies being part of a crowd.
For Murimi or Gaucho – the Kenyan Ronaldinho, as he prefers to be called, life in the past few months has been a path full of thorns.  He depends on the small crowds he attracts whenever he picks up the ball and gets into his mojo, dazzling onlookers with his impeccable skill.
Whenever he takes into his art, the celebrated juggler from Dandora Estate in Nairobi calls all attention to himself.
“Show us what you got,” I challenged him when we met in Dandora a few days ago, as curious onlookers offered their eyes. Some, including myself, watched spitefully, scorning with the hope that he would falter and drop the ball. It does not happen.
They watch tirelessly as he loses himself in the spectacle. The ball arcs through the air and back to his head and rolls gracefully down his neck, to his feet, and then back to his head, oscillating, as if it were tied to a string.
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The small crowd watching enviously and admiringly in equal measure gives in and explodes into applause when he decides it’s enough.
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