This archive report was first published on 14 August 2019.
On August 13, 2019, Kenyan athletes preparing for the African Games were kicked out of St Luke's Hotel in Nairobi due to a payment dispute.
The athletes, who were instructed to leave their hotel rooms with their luggage at 6pm, had been putting up at the facility since Monday last week in preparations for the continental games scheduled for August 19-31 in Morocco.
According to a statement released by Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed on August 14, 2019, the unnamed individuals responsible for booking the athletes in private hotels despite a government directive to the contrary were to blame for the fiasco.
"It is unfortunate that some athletes were, without consultation, booked at a hotel outside the designated (government) facilities. The Ministry has arrested the situation and ensured that all teams are accommodated," Amina said.
