This archive report was first published on 2 July 2020.
On Thursday, Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed confirmed that the government will disburse the second instalment of funds to cushion athletes affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The second disbursement of the stimulus package stipend will benefit 2500 national team athletes, including Kenyan Premier League (KPL) and Women Premier League (WPL) footballers, in the course of the week, as announced by Mohamed.
These funds are part of the Sh50 million released by the Ministry in May 2020 following an outcry over an indefinite suspension of all sporting activities in the country as a way of curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
Each player is supposed to receive at least Sh10,000 in the months of May, June, and possibly July, with the severe cases being accorded first priority, as stated by the CS in May 2020.
