Former world 3,000m steeplechase champion Hyvin Kiyeng hs set her focus to compete in marathons and road races in future. With Olympic Games and World Championships set for this year, Kiyeng will be making her decision after her track calendar…Full report https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/athletics/2021-01-06-kiyeng-already-plotting-future-after-tokyo-games/
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KVF League returnees Nairobi Water hire Walukhu, sign four
Kenya Volleyball league returnees Nairobi Water has appointed veteran coach Juma Walukhu ahead of the new season that serves off on 23rd January. The women volleyball team returns into the national league since it was disbanded in 2017 and Walukhu will be assisted by Mereza Anyango. Walukhu is the father of national team and Kenya […]
Nairobi to host the postponed Africa Hokey qualifiers with new dates
Dates for the North-East Africa region Africa Hokey Cup of Nations qualifiers have been set. With the rescheduled encounter, Kenya will be hosting the match awaited encounter from March 1st to March 7th at the Sikh Union Hockey Stadium in Nairobi. Today, the African Hockey Federation (AfHF) were initially programmed for January 18-24, but Kenya […]
Bandari to unveil their coach
Premier league side Bandari FC is set to unveil their new head coach following the exit of Ken Odhiambo. The Coast based team is set to unveil Patrick Odhiambo to replace Odhiambo who was unveiled at fellow premier league Sofapaka. More to follow
President Kenyatta to sign Anti-Doping Bill into Law
President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to sign into the Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill 2020, complying with the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code. This is after the Senate, in a special sitting held Tuesday, concurred with the National Assembly and approved the Bill without amendments, paving the way for Presidential assent. Senators who contributed to the debate on […]
Unanimously, senators pass Anti-Doping Bill
There was no drama in the senate today as the senators passed the Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill 2020 that is set to be assented to by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The Bill, if signed into law, will see doping athletes subjected to jail terms. This comes t a time when World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had warned Kenya […]
Cherargei, Abdullahi, Nyamunga defend athletes over double taxation
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargey, Wajir Senator ali Abdullahi and Nominated Senator Rose Nyamunga have pleaded with the government to exempt athletes competing abroad from double taxation. In today’s contribution in the senate on the Anti-Doping Bill, urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to reconsider the thorny issue among athletes. He said that it is so painful when […]
Kenya has criminalized doping
Kenyan government has criminalized doping in the country after the Members of Parliament, the national Assembly complied with the Unesco convention after passing the Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill 2020. This is the purpose of the amending is to align the Anti-Doping Act to the Code and the current code was ratified in 2015, which is due […]
Reprieve for Gor against CR Belouizdad
Kenya premier League champions Gor Mahia got a reprieve when Caf extended their match against Algeria’s CR Belouizdad in the first leg of Champions League. Caf moved the tie from Wednesday to Saturday which was a reprieve for the troubled Kenyan side after writing to Caf requesting to have the game pushed back as the […]
Kenya on her way to retain Mombasa Open Tong-IL Moo-Do title
Kenya’s dominance continued today as they head to retain their annual Mombasa Open Tong-IL Moo-Do International Martial Arts Championships with 52 medals. For the last eight years, Kenya has been winning the crown following their dominance in the last two days of action at Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa. According to Daily Nation, so far, Kenya […]