Wednesday October 23, 2024 - Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has announced that the government will build sports academies in all 290 constituencies.
Speaking during a breakfast
meeting with the Rising Stars U20 Team, the CS stated that the government was
keen on implementing the academies to promote sporting talent nationwide.
Murkomen projected that the
academies would be ready within the next three or four years.
As detailed in the plan, the
academies will consist of football pitches, running tracks and basketball
courts among other facilities.
"In the next three to four
years we will have at least a sports academy in every constituency. That means
that we will have 290 sports academies," he announced.
"We will have good football
pitches that can be modified to rugby. We will also have a hall that will have
offices. No part of the country will be left behind."
On the other hand, he assured
the country that the government would ensure that the stadiums in the country
are ready in preparation for AFCON 2027.
Murkomen detailed that works
within Kasarani and Nyayo Stadiums were in top gear, adding that they would
meet the required international standards.
"I know many have been
complaining about why our national team has not been playing at home. We found
a dilapidated infrastructure and CAF instructed us to make major
corrections," the CS added.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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