Conjestina Achieng was hospitalized in bad state but details are now emerging that she has been detained in hospital since she cannot clear her hospital bill totaling to 1.5 million shillings.
Conjestina Achieng he most famous Kenyan female boxer of all time started boxing in 2000 in Nairobi's Makongeni Estate, he was inspired by her brother who was a member of national boxing team.
She said in an earlier interview : "Being a boxer, he trained and nurtured me, taking me away from playing football to boxing. I trained in boxing for one month, before I was able to face my opponent in the amateur ranks. As an amateur, I once technically knocked out a Ugandan opponent, Sharon Akinyi."
She was unemployed, and only paid $250 per fight, she also relied boxing to pay for her one rented room in Lucky Summer estate. The biggest challenge to Conjestina career progress was financing training and maintaining a well-balanced diet. Conje as she is popularly known struggled to put food on the table and meet her basic needs. This could have been one of the reason for her mental illness.
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