Boniface Muchiri: My mother is my financial advisor
By Arnold Ngure, August 18, 2025Harambee Stars assistant captain and prolific midfielder Boniface Muchiri has said his mother will remain his sole financial advisor no matter how many millions he makes.
Speaking during a live TV interview on Sunday, August 17, 2025, after providing an assist to Kenya’s sole goal against Zambia, Muchiri said he would do anything to make his mother happy.
“My mother is my advisor, and I believe in her so much because we have come a long way, and everything that I am currently doing, I am doing for her,” the midfielder stated.
Believed in me
“She deserves the very best, and I always pray that God opens doors of opportunity so that I can give that lady a proper appreciation. She believed in me, and she educated me in the best schools her income could afford, and I am proud of her.”
Adding: “Wherever she is, I want her to know that everything I am doing is because I want to see her happy, and for her to feel that she is part of what is going on in my life.”
Muchiri, who has held stellar records whenever he played, recounted the struggles he underwent together with his mother to make a mark in the Kenya Premier League.
Football career
“I was born in Busia County, but my mother is from Nambale. My mother bought a piece of land in Amagoro in Teso North, where she raised me,” Muchiri said.
“I did my KCPE at Amagoro Primary before moving to a Catholic school in Kisumu. I later joined Kibabii Boys High School in form two, where a teacher known as Peter Lunani moulded my football skills.”
He revealed that while his mother was supportive of his footballing career, she insisted that he had to pass his KCSE exams.
“In high school, I made a deal with my mother, where she just needed me to assure her that I would finish school and pass the KCSE. I attained grade C+, and continued playing football. She was happy,” Muchiri said.
Muchiri played for a number of top-flight football clubs before settling with the Ulinzi Stars of the Kenya Defence Forces.
“I played for Nzoia Sugar for one year, went to Sony Sugar for one and a half years, and later signed with Tusker FC,” he said.
“At Tusker, I used to score against Ulinzi during our fixtures, and they later on offered me a deal.”