The last time most of us saw or heard of David Rudisha and Brother Colm O’Connell, the young Kenyan was stunning the world at the London Games and the Irish missionary was looking on back in Kenya, oblivious to the plaudits being showered his way.

PREDICTABLY, the Kenyan team of athletes returned home from the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham with a clutch of medals and in the process posed fresh problems for one of the least enthusiastic gardeners in Africa.