St Joseph’s Girls High School Kitale, the reigning East Africa Girls rugby 7s champions, aims to defend their regional title in Kakamega despite a recent loss in the national finals. The team, known as JOGA, is focused on making amends after relinquishing their national crown to Kinale Girls.

• St Joseph’s lost the national final 5-17 to Kinale Girls.
• Team coach Ivy Sikolia praised Kinale Girls as a formidable opponent and expressed her team's determination for the regional championship.
• The competition in Kakamega features six teams, with four sides from Kenya and two Ugandan sides, competing in a round-robin format.
• St Joseph’s will begin their title defense on Friday against Jinja Secondary School from Uganda.
• Kenyan teams are aspiring for a clean sweep over their Ugandan counterparts.