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Kenya's first female pro e-sports athlete

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December 1, 2021

E-sport athletes in Kenya are still almost unheard of. Parents and peers still don't see how one can dedicate their lives to video games, much less how to make money from it. But Sylvia Gathoni, perhaps Kenya's best-known female e-sports athlete, has got her game on and is winning games, hearts and minds.

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