Sports Chief Administrative Secretary at the Ministry Sports Hassan Noor Hassan will chair the 18-man committee to review the possibility of resuming sporting activities after the first case of coronavirus was reported in the country. Today, Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed appointed the advisory following the outbreak in March, the government suspended public and sporting […]
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Kenya Boxing family mourns Kaaria
Kenya boxing fraternity is mourning the death of the second Vice president Francis Kaaria. Today, the Boxing Federation of Kenya (BFK) announced that Kaaria was dead through a statement from BFK president Anthony “Jamal” Otieno disclosed that Kaaria, had died on Friday at his home in Meru County. Otieno described Kaaria, who has served in […]
Nandi County set aside shs 70 million to complete Kipchoge Keino stadium
Nandi County government has syarted the journey to complete Kipchoge Keino stadium in the county after its construction stalled. The county leadership through the Sports department has budgeted kshs 70 million in the financial year to complete the project that stalled in 2017. The stadium was named Kipchoge Keino in honour of the legendary runner […]
Mamboleo ASK to be renamed Jomo Kenyatta stadium
Kisumu County is set to construct sports complex at the Mamboleo Kisumu ASK ground. Today, sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed officiated the ground breaking ceremony for the 30, 000 capacity stadium that will cost Sh350m, said it was part of the government’s expansive plans to promote sports in the country. According to the plan, the […]
Kipchoge offers foodstuffs, pads to vulnerable families
Over 100 women benefitted from free sanitary pads and foodstuffs donated by Olyumpic marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge. After his tour of Iten with 100 athletes benefitting, today, vulnerable residents of Eldoret in Uasin Gishu and Kaptagat in Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo Marakwet Counties respectively. The London marathon champion said that donating foodstuffs to 100 athletes […]
Kenyan sports journalists cushion struggling colleagues
Kenyan sports journalists under the umbrella of Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) today cushioned their struggling colleagues during this covid-19 period. Just like other struggling entities, thousands of media workers around the world have either been furloughed, lost their jobs or had their salaries reduced. As the Kenya government announced a stimulus package for […]
Kipyegon, Kayange to lead Kenyans in Olympic celebrations
Reigning Olympic 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon and former Kenya Sevens captain Humprey Kayange will today join 23 other athletes across the world to celebrate the International Olympic Day. The Kenyan stars will join the Olympic video from their respective locations due to coronavirus. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected23 Olympic athletes to take part in […]
Munyaka ousted as Sports chairman
National Assembly Sports Committee chairman Victor Munyaka was ousted from the post in the national assembly rearrangement by the ruling party Jubilee. The Machakos Town legislature was last Wednesday, Munyaka shown the door in ongoing political realignments. Munyaka oversaw the establishment and the operation of the National Sports Fund (NFS) created to provide a comprehensive […]
Kenya in double loss to Pakistan in Scrabble championships
Word Warriors, the national Scrabble team fell to Pakistan in their second virtual Scrabble championships played on Sunday evening. With COVID-19 pandemic, there is a lot of challenge facing the sporting industry all over the world and scrabble has been no exception with players resorting to online platforms to match their opponents. After losing to […]
Kenya top in virtual chess against Ivory Coast
Kenyan Chess players recorded the biggest win in the first Virtual Chess Championships. Team Kenya defeated their opponents by 308 against Ivory Coast’s 226 More to follow