▪️World Championships pre-quarter finalist featherweight Paul Omondi, Caleb Wandera and Wiseman Kavondo are back in Police team for the Kisumu fourth leg battle
November 11, 2026
Stung by the runaway dominance of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), defending Kenya National Boxing League champions Kenya Police—popularly known as Chafua Chafua—have recalled three of their most lethal weapons ahead of the fourth leg of the league in Kisumu from November 12-14, 2026.
Police coach James Wasao, a former international, has drafted in 2025 Africa Zone 3 bronze medallists Paul Omondi (featherweight), Caleb “Sugu” Wandera (light-welterweight), and polished southpaw Wiseman Kavondo (welterweight) for the three-day showdown at Ofafa Memorial Hall starting this Thursday, November 12 through Saturday, November 14.
According to Wasao, the trio missed the opening three legs of the season while undergoing mandatory training at the Police Training College in Kiganjo. Their return injects massive firepower into the defending champions’ camp, who currently trail KDF by 22 points on the league standings. KDF leads the table with 72 points, followed by Police (50), Nakuru’s Sombea (23), Kasarani Youth (21), and fifth-placed Kenya Prisons (19).
Ring analysts view the reinforcements as a clear warning to the soldiers that the lakeside city will be anything but a walk in the park.
In the featherweight division, Kibra Youth Boxing Club product Paul Omondi faces an immediate acid test against reigning Kenya Open champion Chris Juma and G44’s Euticus Wanjau. Omondi’s return has prompted coach Wasao to shift Mwinyi Kombo, alias “Giant Killer,” up to lightweight. There, Kombo joins a stacked bracket featuring unbeaten destroyer Ben Juma and Washington Wandera, who also returns to action after missing the first three legs. With KDF’s stylish Samuel Njau—who lost thrice to Ben Juma in the earlier legs—sidelined by work commitments, Ben Juma will have to elevate his game against Kombo and a fresh Wandera to prove he is the undisputed lightweight king.
The light-welterweight division promises fireworks with the return of hard-hitting Caleb “Sugu” Wandera. He faces a steep climb against Kenya Open champion Ayub Waweru of Sombea, KDF’s vastly improved Pius Macharia, Prisons’ Aloice Vincent—who defeated Macharia in the third-leg finals in Vihiga—and Kasarani Youth’s tough-as-nails Elvis Lincoln.
At welterweight, southpaw Wiseman Kavondo is out to reclaim his throne, though he must navigate stiff resistance from KDF’s Fred Omondi, Kisumu’s Joshua Onyango, and Prisons’ Francis Riziki.
While Police welcome back key stars, they will miss Kenya’s top light-middleweight, Boniface “The Hammer” Mogunde, who is away on family commitments. Stepping into his shoes is veteran Joseph “Shigs” Shigali, also known as Msee wa Ndechu. Shigali is spoiling for revenge against KDF’s omena-charged Alvin “Liwaloliwe” Oduor. Oduor beat Shigali in the Vihiga finals in a fierce Eastlands mtaa derby pitting Mbotela against Jericho—two Nairobi estates famous for their 1970s street rivalries—and Shigali has vowed to silence Oduor in Kisumu.
In the middleweight berth, Police have named WB Africa bronze medallist Steve Onyango, who recently helped Kenya clinch the overall WB African Championships title (five gold, three silver, six bronze). He is set for a tough clash against KDF’s African Games champion, Edwin Okong’o.
In the lower weights, Wasao has brought back minimumweight Sylus Onyango, who is eager to avenge his first-leg upset defeat to Nakuru’s Joseph Moses. Kasarani Youth’s Morris Kimani and KDF’s Ali Mohammed are also in the mix, though Nairobi’s Clinton “Canelo” Omondi of Kibra Youth misses out due to weight issues.
The flyweight division is set for another explosive chapter. Police have stuck with third-leg winner Abdullah Juma, who scored a controversial upset victory over KDF’s reigning WB Africa champion and self-proclaimed division “landlord,” Kelvin “Young” Maina. KDF officials still insist Maina was robbed in Vihiga, setting the stage for a tense rematch. Also looking to steal the show at flyweight are Prisons’ Moses Kilavuka, Sombea’s Isaac Karanja, and Kibra Youth southpaw Douglas Omondi, who arrives on the back of an impressive international debut in Russia this year.
