Work at Wote Stadium must end by December, officials tell contractor

By Michael Mutinda,

Sports Kenya officials and the National Assembly Sports Committee members have told the contractor working on the multi-million-shilling Wote Stadium ...

Parliament Sports Committee , Sports Kenya , Wote Stadium construction

Waihiga: Strange trajectory of Rio Olympics fiasco, but how long will it take?

By Waihiga Mwaura,

Waihiga Mwaura in London, UK On Saturday, October 13, 2018, the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji stunned the sports fraternity in Kenya...

DPP , Hassan Wario , kipchoge keino , Noordin Haji , Richard Ekai , Rio 2016 Fiasco

CMD-Kenya denies Nock ‘overstepping’ claims, Kipchoge signs out

By Charity Wanja,

The Centre for Multiparty Democracy of Kenya has denied overstepping its electoral mandate as claimed by the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock...

athletics , CMD-Kenya , Dr. Kipchoge Keino , International Olympic Committee , IOC , Irene Tindi , National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) , NOCK , Paul Tergat

IAAF Nairobi World U18 preparations on track

By World Athletics,

IAAF CEO Olivier Gers is this week in the Kenyan capital for a site visit ahead of next month’s IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017. Accomp...

athletics , IAAF , IAAF World Under 18 Championships , LOC , Mwangi Muthee

Fans fume as public stays in the dark over Bukhungu Stadium

By Godfrey Ashiali,

Kakamega County’s Bukhungu Stadium continues to stoke more controversy than it does progress two years on since its closure for upgrade. A damagi...

AFC Leopards , Bukhungu Stadium , Kakamega County , nyayo national stadium , Western Stima FC

Committee wants forensic audit on Nock Rio funds

By Charity Wanja,

The Parliamentary Committee on Social Welfare and Labour has recommended the Auditor General to undertake a detailed forensic audit on funds used to f...

audit , NOCK , Probe committee , Rio 2016 Probe Committee

Nock boss Ekumbo arrested, Nike kit seized in dramatic raid

By Charity Wanja,

National Olympics Committee-Kenya (Nock) Second Vice-Chairman, Ben Ekumbo was dramatically dragged from under his bed and later arrested on Monday whe...

Ben Ekumbo , CID , Fridah Shiroya , NOCK , RAID , Rio 2016 Olympics , rio fiasco

Ministry officials ‘squandered’ over Ksh88m Rio 2016 cash

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

The full-scale of the Rio 2016 Olympics fiasco has only started to emerge according to shocking claims contained in the yet to be officially released...

Dr. Hassan Wario , Fiasco in Rio , Francis Kinyili Paul , Kencom House , Matuga Member of Parliament , Nike , NOCK , olympics , Paul Ochieng , Pius Ochieng , Probe committee , Rio 2016 , Rio 2016 Olympics fiasco , Stephen arap Soi

Govt used over Ksh370m for Rio 2016 Olympics- Ekai

By Charity Wanja,

The Ministry of Sports, Arts and Culture used about Ksh376m out of the total Government allocation of almost Ksh500m for the Rio 2016 Olympics, a parl...

Brazil , Dr. Hassan Wario , Dr. Richard Ekai , Ministry of Sports , NOCK , Rio 2016 Olympics

Wario invites IOC showdown by insisting Nock is outlawed

By Charity Wanja,

An impasse is looming between the Government and the International Olympics Committee (IOC) after Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Arts and Culture, Dr. ...

Hassan Wario , IOC , NOCK , Rio 2016 Olympics , rio fiasco

Shiroya to be State witness in Nock Rio 2016 case

By Charity Wanja,

The case against four National Olympics Committee-Kenya (Nock) officials on the dock over mismanagement of the country’s team to the Rio 2016 Olympi...

Duncan Ondimu , Francis Kinyili Paul , Fridah Shiroya , NOCK , olympics , Pius Ochieng , Rio 2016

MPs defend Citizen TV expose on Nock Rio 2016 excesses

By Charity Wanja,

The chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, David Aoko Were on Wednesday defended Citizen TV and Citizen Digital for obt...

Citizen TV , Nike , NOCK , olympics , Rio 2016

Kenya paid Ksh 18.5 million for free Nike kit- contract

By Charity Wanja,

A copy of American sports apparel giant Nike’s contract with National Olympics Committee- Kenya (Nock) suggests Ksh18, 562,500 (USD183,585.91) was s...

Nike , Noc , NOCK , olympics , Rio 2016

Mystery over Ksh25m deposited by Ministry in Nock account

By Charity Wanja,

National Olympics Committee- Kenya (Nock) officials made a stunning claim that the Ministry of Sports, Arts and Culture deposited Ksh25 million 'they ...

Arts and Culture , CS Wario , Manoah Esipisu , Ministry of Sports , National Olympics Committee- Kenya (Nock) , Nock first vice-chairman Ben Ekumbo , Olympic Games , Rio Olympics

Wario under fire over disbandment of NOCK

By Charity Wanja,

Blame game over who mismanaged the Rio 2016 Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil took centre stage when Sports, Arts and Culture Cabinet Secre...

Wario summoned by house committee to explain Rio 2016 mess

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

The Parliamentary Department Committee of Labour and Social Welfare summoned Sports Cabinet Secretary Dr. Hassan Wario to appear before them on Tuesda...

David Aoko Were , Dr. Hassan Wario , Parliamentary Department Committee of Labour and Social Welfare

Fiasco in Rio: The Nock, Sports Ministry list of shame

By Waihiga Mwaura,

It is only in Kenya, a nation of paradox, where celebrations for the best ever performance at the biggest sporting carnival on the planet can be chok...

Dr. Hassan Wario , NOCK , olympics , Rio 2016

France fans in party mode after opening victory

By Reuters,

France fans brushed any security fears aside to offer feverish support to the host nation in their Euro 2016 opener at the Stade de France on Friday. ...

Dimitri Payet , Euro 2016 , football , France , party , security

Parliament approves Anti-Doping law amendments

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

The Special Sitting of the National Assembly on Thursday unanimously approved amendments to the Anti-Doping Act of 2016 proposed by World Anti-Doping...

ADAK , athletics , doping , non-compliant , parliament , Special Sitting , WADA

Returning Wario: WADA has not set Kenya compliance deadline

By Jacob Icia,

Sports Minister Dr. Hassan Wario proclaimed on his return from Canada on Thursday night that Kenya has no set deadline from the World Anti-Doping Agen...

ADAK , athletics , doping , Dr. Hassan Wario , kenya , WADA