CS Amina concedes flaw in Sports Fund

CS Amina concedes flaw in Sports Fund

Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has conceded the Sports, Art and social Development Fund procedures need to be streamlined in order to efficiently benefit the country’s national teams.

Amina acknowledged there is a huge gap between approval of moneys requested by federations and disbursement into their accounts and vowed to push for the establishment of a faster system.

Her admission follows an eventful week in which the national women’s football team was disbanded and the Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) offices raided by auctioneers over pending debts.

Earlier in the week, five national sports federations also requested and were been granted a hearing with the Departmental Committee on Sports on lack of funding by the Government, highlighting the gravity of their financial mess.

“His Excellency the President (Uhuru Kenyatta) established funds and he did that for the sportspersons of our country and so I think we are all duty-bound to ensure the promise he made is fully achieved.

“It’s not enough to have a fund; I think you have to have systems in place and structures that allow those funds to flow to their desired destinations. That’s what we’re putting in place now and making sure they are seamless.

“The time-frame between approval and disbursement of funds has to be realistic so that’s it is within – for instance – one week or a maximum of ten days,” Amina said.

Amina was speaking at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani where she paid a courtesy call to Harambee Starlets in camp ahead of their upcoming Olympics Qualifier against Zambia on November 8.

“I am happy to come and visit you today as the Harambee Starlets team and wish you good luck in the game against Zambia.

“We as the Government, will create a suitable environment for the national team players to represent us as winners and hold our flag high,” she said.

The CS was received by FKF Vice President Doris Petra, who expressed her gratitude to the Government for its timely intervention, while exuding confidence that the team will deliver positive results.

“We thank you CS Amina Mohamed for heeding to the call of the Starlets and allocating funds that helped them join the camp ahead of the Olympic Qualifier game against Zambia,” said the Madam Doris Petra.

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