Athletics Kenya is seeking a total ban out for athletes who have tested positive for banned substances in their system.
Led by chairman Jack Tuwei, said those found guilty of doping should be dismissed from employment and prosecution in order to end the menace in the country.
While addressing the Tuwei the National Assembly Sports, Tourism and Culture Committee that the country should not hesitate to take the toughest sanctions available on positive doping tests in many sporting disciplines.
The Anti-Doping Act currently imposes a Sh100,000 fine with a possibility of a one year jail sentence for athletes caught doping while those caught smuggling or administering banned substances face a 3 million Shilling fine or a three-year jail term.
The AK President had accompanied Sports Principal Secretary Kirimi Kaberia and Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya Chief Executive Officer Japhter Rugut to respond to petition in which South Imenti MP Kathuri Murungi demanded an audit report of Kenyan athletes who have tested positive and the achievement the country has so far realised after the Anti-doping law enacted in 2016.
In his petition, Murungi argues that as a leading country in long distance races, Kenya has not done much to implement the Anti-Doping laws, which created ADAK to protect athletes’ fundamental rights to participate in doping free sport as well as promoting fairness and equality for athletes in Kenya.