This archive report was first published on 25 June 2021.
On Thursday, President Uhuru Kenyatta toured the newly refurbished World Under-20 secretariat offices and sports arena at the Moi International Sports Centre (MISC) in Kasarani.
According to the event's chief executive officer, Mike Rabar, the President was pleased with the progress made and wants all government offices for special projects to use the World Under-20 offices for benchmarking.
The secretariat has been renovated to host major events, including the world junior event from August 17 to 22, 2023. Kenya has also bid to host the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with Moi Stadium as the preferred venue.
President Kenyatta was received at the secretariat by Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed, 2020 World Under-20 Local Organising Committee chairman Jack Tuwei, and Mike Rabar.
“The President was happy about the progress made and wants all government offices for special projects to use the World Under-20 offices for benchmarking,” said Rabar.
Additionally, Rabar hinted that a huge dome to be used as a Media Centre for the world Under-20 event will be constructed outside the secretariat due to space constraints.
“The space we had at the secretariat wasn’t enough for a Media Centre considering we need to keep social distance because of Covid-19,” said Rabar. “We want to keep it as close as possible to the finish-line and mixed zone.”
