A Daring Tribute To Kenya’s Rugby Stars
There are nights you dream about: velvet nights, stitched in pride, laced with elegance.
And then, if you’re lucky, there are nights you get to live them.
This Sunday, in a city of lights and dreams-Los Angeles,, one woman is crafting such a night.
Her name is Njira Njeri — and behind her soft smile is a fire forged in Kiambu, Kenya. Njeri remembers what it felt like growing up: the morning dew, walking barefoot on dusty roads, the heavy scent of rain in the air, and in her teens, attending rugby matches.
Rugby wasn’t just a sport.
It was heart.
It was family.
“That was my Kenya,” Njeri says, her eyes fierce. “One fight. One spirit.”
At 17, she left it all behind. No money. No map. Just a fire in her gut.
America wasn’t a dream — it was a battlefield.
She first landed in Boston, and the freezing streets,m forced her into Los Angeles where she had to contend with the angelinos brutal grind. Later she moved to the Bay Area, where she tapped into her prior experiences to dream bigger.
Today, Njeri runs Allaxure, a boutique where every design screams defiance. She has a patented shoe design which big stores are circling.
But Njeri isn’t here to bask.
She’s here to fight — for her people.
“Kenyans abroad are breaking apart,” she says, voice cracking.
“Fear is killing our dreams. We’re forgetting who we are.”
Her answer?
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Not a speech, but a night that will shake the ground.
On Sunday, Njeri is throwing the ultimate Rugby Dunch in Los Angeles — a night to honor Kenya’s rugby warriors.
Men and women who bleed on muddy fields for pride, not pay.
She has done it before.
In 2023, Kenya’s Sports Ministry joined a sold-out crowd to cheer as the first Dunch lit up LA.
It was electric.
But this time?
She’s turning the volume up.
Picture this:
• One of LA’s most upscale venues, gleaming under golden lights.
• A fine dining experience where Kenyan flavors meet modern elegance.
• Tables set with care, laughter mixing with the clink of glasses.
• A guest speaker — surprise surprise — standing side-by-side with Kenya’s rugby legends.
• Rugby heroes in the room, not just as players, but as kings.
For some players, it’ll be their first time in America. Wide highways. Skyscrapers. Jets roaring overhead.
They will stare, mouths open, at a world they never thought they would touch.
“They deserve this,” Njeri says. “They carry our flag with nothing. They fight for us. It’s time we fight for them.”
But this isn’t charity.
It’s rebellion.
She’s donating the night’s proceeds back to the players — players who earn little, but give everything.
This is Njeri’s way of saying:
“Our heroes deserve the world’s brightest rooms, too.”
And if nobody’s going to hand them that world, she’ll build it herself.
This is bigger than one night.
It’s a call to every Kenyan.
Every dreamer.
Every underdog who’s ever been told to “stay small.”
Now, she’s daring you to join her.
Be there when the Kenya men and women teams walk in — not covered in mud, but dripping in glory.
Raise your glass.
Feel the roar.
Don’t just hear about this night. Live it.
More about the event HERE