Violet Awindi Barasa was a volleyball

Volleyball

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 player from Kenya

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. Her surname is sometimes spelled as Baraza.

She was a long-time captain for the Kenya

Kenya

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n women's national volleyball team. Baraza represented Kenya in the 2000

Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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 and 2004

Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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 Olympic Games, three times in the World Championship

Volleyball World Championship

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 and in numerous continental events .

She was one of the few Kenyan players to play professional volleyball abroad, for Al-Ahly

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 in Egypt

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, Vileo and Unic-Romania in Romania

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, Panellinios in Greece

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 and Dicle University in Turkey

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 .

She died in February 2007 at the Webuye District Hospital of undisclosed causes. At the time of her death, she was still an active player with the Kenya Commercial Bank

Kenya Commercial Bank (sports club)

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 volleyball club, although she had been dropped from the national team.

She was married to Kenneth G. Kimani, who was born at Karatu Sub-Location, Ndarugu Location, Kiambu District, Gatundu Division in Central Province. He attended Ndarugu Primary School and went to Muhoho High School, He Later Joined Jomo Kenyatta University in Juja.

Ken like his wife was also one of the few Kenyan players to play professional volleyball abroad, for Panellinios in Greece

Greece

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 and Dicle University in Turkey

Turkey

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Kenneth and Awindi had no child.

Ken is now the director of GTN (Gospel television network)