Larry Madowo downplays decision by local authorities in Tanzania to pull down ‘Victor Wanyama Street’

Victor Wanyama had a street named after him in Dar es Salaam for a few hours before the road sign bearing his named was pulled down.

Local Tanzanian authority honored Wanyama by naming a street after him when the Harambee Star captain attended a football tournament in Dar as the guest of honor.

Ubungo Municipality however reversed the decision to name a street after Wanyama explaining that procedure was not followed in the process.

In his column on Daily Nation, Larry Madowo downplayed the decision by local authorities in Tanzania to pull down ‘Victor Wanyama Street’ arguing that the Kenyan government ought to be the one honoring Wanyama.

“On Sunday, the road sign was removed because the right procedure was allegedly not followed. That is surprising because a citation accompanying the naming of the road was signed by two senior officials of Ubungo Municipality, Aman Sizya and Yahaya Rashidi. Either way, the irony was not lost on anybody that Tanzania was honouring a Kenyan superstar before his home country had done anything,” Larry wrote in part.

Larry stated that the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder had done a lot for the community that raised him but local authorities hasn’t recognized his input.

“As I have said before in this column, Wanyama is one of the hardest working and driven people I have ever met. He is also a passionate supporter of football talent and has done a lot for the community that raised him. He is exactly the kind of man to spend his birthday playing and sharing a meal with disadvantaged children at the Thunder Football Academy in Kawangware.”