“If I had continued with karate training.. I’m sure I would have saved my bodyguard.”
Addressing hundreds of sportswomen and sportsmen gathered for the annual Inter-Counties Karate Tournament at the Watamu Sports Centre, Kingi revealed that he had previously started Karate lessons, about 10 years ago, but stopped following increased political commitments, a decision he now regrets.
“If I had continued with karate training, which I registered for many years ago, but only attended a few lessons, I’m sure I would have saved my bodyguard. I would have defended myself confidently. I must resume karate lessons next week,” he said
Caleb Atemi, the Kenya Karate Federation (KKF), chairman welcomed the move and assured him that with Karate skills, a panga cannot be used successfully on him. “Anybody trying to attack a trained karateka with a panga, like the gang which attacked the minister’s bodyguard, would be disarmed in seconds… a panga is a big joke to well trained and alert people.”
Additional reporting by nation
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