This archive report was first published on 23 August 2019.
On August 23, 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta flagged off the Kenya National Motocross Team at State House Nairobi, ahead of their participation in the Motocross of African Nations Continental Championship in Harare, Zimbabwe, starting August 30.
President Kenyatta emphasized that the government will support all sports disciplines to nurture the talents of the Kenyan youth. He stated that no sport will be left out of the government sponsorship programme for national teams representing the country in international competitions.
“Every single sports association in Kenya will be supported by the government. If we have talent outside there, it is our responsibility to nurture and grow it,” the President said.
Kenya will be represented by a team of 25 riders at the competition. The President also announced plans to redevelop the Kasarani International Sports Complex to accommodate every sporting discipline.
“As a government, we want to create facilities that nurture the talents that we have in all the different sports disciplines. So at Kasarani, just as much as we have developed the closed stage for Safari Rally, just as much as we are developing our football stadium, athletics, basketball and netball, we will also set aside an area for motocross,” the President announced.
