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| Edinah Rotich | |
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| Born | 29 March 1981 Eldoret, Kenya |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Occupation(s) | player, manager, aide de camp |
| Known for | volleyball player and aide de camp |
Edinah (Edna or Ednah) Jemutai Rotich (born 29 March 1981) is a Kenyan volleyball player and national team captain. She went on to also work for First Lady Margaret Kenyatta.
Life
Rotich was born in 1981 in Eldoret.
She and Gladys Munge competed at beach volleyball in 2006.
In 2007 Rotich was playing for the Friends Volleyball Club when she part of the Kenyan Team who competed for the FIVB Women's World Cup. All the other Kenyan internationals came from the Kenya Prisons or the Kenya Commercial Bank volleyball teams including Jane Wacu, Dorcas Nakhomicha Ndasaba, Janet Wanja, Mercy Moim, Catherine Wanjiru and Brackcides Khadambi. They beat Algeria to win and Ndasaba was judged best player after she gained the final point to deliver victory in straight sets.
She was chosen again in 2010 to join the 2010 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship squad. She was still the only choice from the Friends Volleyball Club, but Brackcides Khadambi was now the team's captain. Rotich was the team's captain in 2011 and in time she went on to manage the national team.
In February 2012 Rotich was in Algeria competing for a place in the 2012 London Olympics. The Kenyan team were the African champions but they were beaten by the home team and it was Algeria who went to the Olympics in London.
In 2014 she was in Entebbe where she and Juma Yelena won the Castle Light International Beach Volleyball Championship.
From 2014 to 2015 she was the Aide de Camp to Kenya's First Lady Margaret Kenyatta working in her office. She was still playing and winning beach volleyball cups partnered with Eunice Maiyo.
Rotich is an advocate for the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya and she is on the advisory board of the Love Kenya Foundation.
References
- "E Rotich". www.eurosport.fr. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- "EDINAH ROTICH". eotvoscup.fw.hu. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- "2007 Women's World Cup / Team Roster KEN". www.fivb.org. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- "...CAVB...CONFEDERATION AFRICAINE DE VOLLEYBALL". 2009-08-31. Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- "FIVB Women's VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010JAPAN". 2020-02-18. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- MOKGANEDI, MOSAH (Feb 2011). "Kenyan skipper gives Botswana the thumbs-up". Mmegi online. Retrieved 24 Dec 2024.
- ^ "About Love Kenya Foundation". Love Kenya Foundation. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- WoV (2012-02-05). "CAVB: Algeria clinch ticket to London Olympic Games". WorldOfVolley. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- "Nammanda out of Beach Volleyball Championship". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- NDUNDA, ERNEST. "Veterans Rotich, Maiyo win beach volleyball cup". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
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