Kenyan Government Drops Commitment To Build 5 Stadiums

The government of Kenya has dropped its commitment to building five new stadiums, instead concentrating on the completion of just one state-of-the-art stadium by 2022.

The pledge was made by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Alliance in 2013 when he, along with his deputy William Ruto, pledged to construct the new stadiums in Kisumu, Mombasa, Garissa, Nakuru and Eldoret.

However, Sports Principal Secretary Kirimi Kaberia also revealed there are plans to upgrade four regional stadiums, equipping them to host international football an athletics events.

"I can assure you we will build one stadium by 2022. We will not be able to construct more than one stadium because of several factors, you know sports is a devolved entity. But then, Nyayo and Kipchoge Keino stadiums are undergoing rehabilitation and will be ready by the end of this year (2019)," the Principal Secretary stated.