Michael Olunga during Girona Vs Las Palmas Match on Saturday evening. (Photo / Twitter/Olunga)
President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga, on Saturday congratulated Harambee stars and Girona's forward, Michael Olunga for being the first Kenya to not only score in La liga but also score the first hat trick for Girona.President Kenyatta who is on a state visit in South Africa posted the message on both his Twitter encouraging Olunga to continue flying the Kenyan flag."Congratulations Michael @OgadaOlunga for making history as the first Kenyan footballer to score a goal in the @LaLiga; and the first player to score a hattrick for @GironaFC in the Spanish top league. Continue flying the #MagicalKenya flag high," President Kenyatta said.Opposition leader Raila Odinga sent the message on his Twitter timeline congratulating Olunga for being the first player to score a hat trick for Girona."Congratulations to Kenyan born Michael Olunga on becoming the first @GironaFC player to score a hat-trick in the Spanish #LaLigaSantander," Odinga posted.Olunga scored a hat trick for Girona in the match that ended 6-0 against Las Palmas making Girona move up the table to position 9 in the league.Olunga joined La liga's Girona FC on September 1, 2017 on a season long loan from Chinese super league side Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng . He also played for Gor Mahia leading Kogalo to a second tittle on a row.