Across Kenyan sport, the week has offered a striking portrait of grit and loyalty, and the heartbeat of that story is Homeboyz FC challenges and player commitments. In football, Kakamega Homeboyz have doubled down on continuity by securing key figures for the new FKF Premier League campaign. In rugby, Homeboyz RFC have stared down adversity, fought through a painful slump, and climbed back into Division One on the National 7s Circuit.
Two branches of the Homeboyz name moved in the same direction, one through retention and recruitment, the other through resolve on the sevens stage. The echoes are unmistakable, perseverance, identity, and a commitment to keep moving forward, even when the wind blows hardest.
Kakamega Homeboyz steady the ship for the 2025 and 2026 season
Kakamega Homeboyz, former Mozzart Bet Cup champions, have confirmed contract renewals that underscore a plan built on leadership and youth. Assistant captain Estone Omengo has committed to another season, a decision that keeps a trusted voice in the dressing room and a steady hand in the heat of FKF Premier League battle, a significant boost for the Kakamega club.
Omengo’s longevity is rare in a league shaped by constant churn. Now in his seventh year with the Mozzart Bet sponsored outfit, he stands as the third longest serving player in club history, and his career arc tells the story of a footballer and a club intertwined. He first signed in 2016, departed for KCB FC in 2018, then returned in 2020 on a two year deal that set up a stellar second chapter capped by the 2023 Mozzart Bet Cup triumph.
That cup win, the first major silverware in club history, sharpened the team’s self belief. Omengo then extended his stay for two more seasons and contributed to a strong 2024 and 25 campaign that ended with a third place finish in the top flight. The latest extension preserves continuity in the spine, the kind of presence that steadies younger teammates and raises standards in training, a hallmark of a 2024 and 25 campaign that pushed the league’s elite.
Oliver Majak chooses growth in Kakamega over a big name move
There is also a youthful heartbeat to this project. Kenya U20 midfielder Oliver Majak, who joined in February 2024 during the second leg of the 2023 and 24 season, has signed a one and a half year deal. Initially a prospect, Majak impressed under then head coach Patrick Odhiambo and worked his way into the starting lineup, an ascent that underscores his confidence in the Homeboyz pathway and his belief in what the club is building under a clear development plan.
What makes Majak’s decision resonate is the context. He chose to remain with Kakamega Homeboyz despite reported interest from the traditional giants, AFC Leopards. For a rising midfielder with momentum, staying signals trust, both in his role and in the club’s competitive trajectory as the new season approaches.
Seven exits and a recruitment board that looks ambitious
Retention is only one side of the rebuild. After parting ways with seven players, Homeboyz are expected to reinforce the squad with fresh faces. The links are intriguing, former Gor Mahia duo Rogers Ouma and Gedeon Bendeka, KCB FC midfielder Joshua Nyatini, Mara Sugar attacker Samuel Odaro, former AFC Leopards goalkeeper Edwin Mukolwe, and KCB forward Derrick Otanga, the 2022 FKFPL Golden Boot winner.
These are rumors and early signals, not completed deals, yet they paint a picture of targeted experience and proven output. If even a portion of these moves materialize, the blend of Omengo’s leadership, Majak’s energy, and added quality could make Kakamega Homeboyz a stubborn proposition across the 2025 and 2026 FKF Premier League calendar.
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Homeboyz RFC write a different fight on the sevens circuit
In Nairobi, the rugby side known as the Deejayz has been rebuilding amid hard truths. Homeboyz RFC suffered relegation from the Kenya Cup for the first time in their 13 year history after a bruising 2024 that included a 16 match winless run and just one draw, a sequence compounded by a points deduction for giving a walkover to Mwamba RFC in week 10 that left the team with zero points, a stark line on a painful ledger that began after their last Kenya Cup win in January 2023 against Mean Machine, a 31 to 7 result that feels a world away from recent months.
Then came a foothold. Over the weekend, Homeboyz RFC lifted the Division Two title at Embu 7s with a tense 7 to 0 win over NYS Spades in the final, a result that sealed a return to Division One at the upcoming Kabeberi 7s. For a group battered by results and change, the podium in Embu was both a reward and a reset, a tangible sign of a revived pulse after weeks spent searching for momentum, a steadying step on a long climb that began with the Embu 7s whistle.
“It is good to be back. The boys are happy. The sacrifices that the players make are what motivate us. They are not willing to give up, however bad the going is. That is our main source of motivation.”
Acting coach Martin Nyamoi’s words carry weight because they come from inside the grind. He praised the courage it took to show up in Embu and win, despite financial struggles and a mass exodus of key players. He also underscored the plan, rebuild the systems, prioritize development, and trust that in one or two years Homeboyz will resemble the formidable outfit that long shaped Kenya Cup storylines.
The next test arrives fast and it will be unforgiving. In the Kabeberi 7s, Homeboyz RFC have been pooled in Group C alongside MMUST, Catholic Monks, and Daystar Falcons, each with their own ambitions and distinct weapons. The climb from Division Two champion to competitive Division One team is steep, yet the clarity of purpose on display in Embu suggests they will not wither under the brighter lights.
Roots that matter and a standard worth chasing
Homeboyz RFC were founded in 2009 by Paul Murunga, who doubled as player coach, with the original mission to give budding players a platform to showcase their talent. The ascent was swift, promotion to the Kenya Cup came in 2011 after back to back Eric Shirley Shield wins, and the club soon etched its name on major days, a 2015 Enterprise Cup final, a title win in 2018 against Impala RFC, and a finish at the top of the Kenya Cup standings in 2016 and 17.
There were heartbreaks too, Kabras RFC cut short their golden runs in the semifinals of 2017 and 2018, but those seasons established a standard, one that the current squad is chasing with older heads scattered and a new generation learning in the fire. The story is not a straight line, the fabric of sport rarely is, yet the thread is strong and stitched with the same qualities seen in Embu, commitment, courage, and a refusal to yield.
One name, parallel paths, a shared lesson for fans
It would be easy to separate Kakamega Homeboyz and Homeboyz RFC, different codes, different cities, different pressures. Yet there is a shared lesson running through these updates, in football, keep your core, promote talent, and recruit wisely, in rugby, embrace the tough years, find a foothold, and climb again. For supporters of Kenyan sport, the message resonates, identity is built when the noise is loudest and the options to give in are plentiful, a truth that connects a training ground in Kakamega with a huddle before kickoff on the sevens circuit, a truth that can be summed up in one word, resilience.
In practical terms, this means watch for Kakamega Homeboyz to consolidate a balance between experience and youth as the 2025 and 2026 FKF Premier League begins, and keep an eye on the Homeboyz RFC draw at the imminent Kabeberi 7s. For the football side, Omengo’s leadership and Majak’s rise set the tone while recruitment rumors add intrigue. For the rugby side, Group C will quickly reveal how the Embu spark translates against hardened Division One opponents.
Why this moment matters
Moments like these linger because they reveal the human layer beneath results. Omengo’s renewal is not just a line on a club statement, it is a veteran choosing to stay in the fight with teammates he trusts. Majak’s decision is not only a promising midfielder rejecting a glamour badge, it is a young player betting on game time, coaching, and an environment that values his growth, a stand that could pay dividends when the season stretches thin and heavy legs need fresh angles in midfield. Homeboyz RFC’s step back into Division One is not simply a promotion in the sevens circuit, it is the product of sessions made harder by uncertainty, and of players who showed up anyway because the jersey mattered enough to carry through a hard year.
Sport gives us cycles, and the Homeboyz headlines this week remind us that the best cycles are forged rather than found. The football project looks steady, if recruitment follows logic and the mood stays focused, the runway to the new season will feel shorter and the margins within reach. The rugby revival is fragile, yes, but it is real, and if the systems Nyamoi speaks about take root, the Deejayz will again be a name that pushes deeper into knockout weekends.
The whistle will tell its own story soon enough. For now, it is enough to recognize the power of continuity in Kakamega and the courage of a rebound in Nairobi. Different paths, same heartbeat, and a reminder that in Kenyan sport success is rarely a straight sprint, it is a race that rewards those who build, adapt, and keep showing up when the odds turn, a race that Homeboyz teams, in both codes, seem determined to run.
