Members of Kenya's national women's volleyball team, Malkia Strikers, currently in Thailand for the 2025 FIVB World Championship, have publicly decried discriminatory treatment from the government regarding unpaid allowances and lack of kitting, contrasting their situation with the well-funded Harambee Stars.

• Malkia Strikers players, including opposite hitter Pamela Adhiambo and team captain Meldina Sande, expressed their frustration in a viral video.
• Their sponsor, Mozzartbet, provided playing kits and supported their residential camp due to funding failures from the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF).
• KVF deputy president Paul Bitok later confirmed that players' allowances were being credited, with some Co-operative Bank account holders already seeing funds reflected.