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Step by step, Amina commits to deliver upgraded stadiums
May 22, 2020
After stalling since 2017, construction works at the iconic Kipchoge Keino stadium in Eldoret and other stadiums is set to begin.
Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed yesterday assured that Eldoret’s Kipchoge Keino will be complete in the next seven months and will possibly host the national trials for the 2020 Olympics, which were pushed to 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Amina toured Kipchoge Keino and Kamariny Stadiums in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County, which has also stalled over unexplained reasons.
Amina regretted the delay in completion of the facilities, attributing it to shortage of funds.
She expressed hope that both stadiums will soon be ready to host national sporting events.
Closure of these stadiums for face-lifts threw athletics training in the North Region – the home of a majority of the country’s runners into a spin, forcing budding athletes to turn to private and school facilities for their programmes.
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“Kipchoge Keino Stadium will be complete within a period of between six and seven months. We have been assured by the contractor that they are embarking on construction,” Amina said.
She said President Uhuru Kenyatta was keen on speedy completion of the stalled works.
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