Caption for the landscape image: Who’ll be the new Nairobi City Marathon champion? Saturday, June 06, 2026 Scroll down to read the article Participants compete in the Nairobi City Marathon on July 6, 2025. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group By Bernard Rotich Reporter NMG Sport Summary Article Related What you need to know: The men’s race has drawn a number of athletes with impressive personal bests.The men’s and women’s winners in the full marathon will pocket Sh3.5million each. The fifth edition of the Nairobi City Marathon on Sunday will have a new champions in both the men’s and women’s 42km. Men’s champion Iten-based Benson Murkomen will not defend his title. He ran in the Osaka Marathon in February, finishing fourth. PREMIUM Nairobi City Marathon attracts 17,000 participants from 75 countries The annual competition has a total prize purse of Sh24 million. PREMIUM I'll build my parents a decent house, new Nairobi Marathon champ says Elgeyo Marakwet native plans to change his family's life with rich prize money. Recommended for you PREMIUM Migori Youth preparing for their big day in the top league PREMIUM McCarthy: This is what cost Kenya against Eritrea in Afcon qualifier PREMIUM Wanjiru, Assefa collide on the streets of Berlin PREMIUM Inside the growing mixed martial arts scene in Kenya Login to join the discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. In the headlines Elections News Counties Business Opinion Sports Life & Style Health Podcasts Photos Newsletters Puzzles PREMIUM How Sankaran is making maths simple for millions of learners Nirmala Sankaran built a platform to help children face math with confidence instead of fear. PREMIUM Auditor-General: Recovery of Sh4bn Uwezo loans unlikely Money had been disbursed to women and youth groups since inception of flagship programme under Vision 2030 growth plan. IEBC expands diaspora voting to 26 countries Commission chairman says mapping of more countries has been approved to boost participation by Kenyans abroad.
PREMIUM Nairobi City Marathon attracts 17,000 participants from 75 countries The annual competition has a total prize purse of Sh24 million.
PREMIUM I'll build my parents a decent house, new Nairobi Marathon champ says Elgeyo Marakwet native plans to change his family's life with rich prize money.
PREMIUM How Sankaran is making maths simple for millions of learners Nirmala Sankaran built a platform to help children face math with confidence instead of fear.
PREMIUM Auditor-General: Recovery of Sh4bn Uwezo loans unlikely Money had been disbursed to women and youth groups since inception of flagship programme under Vision 2030 growth plan.
IEBC expands diaspora voting to 26 countries Commission chairman says mapping of more countries has been approved to boost participation by Kenyans abroad.
