This archive report was first published on 25 October 2019.
Published on October 25, 2019, sports federations in Kenya are facing a crisis as they struggle to secure adequate funding for their national teams.
Football Kenya Federation, Kenya Rugby Union, Kenya Basketball Federation, Athletics Kenya, Kenya Table Tennis Association, and the Kenya Hockey Union have jointly written to the Parliamentary Sports Committee, expressing their frustrations over the lack of support from the Ministry of Sports.
The letter, undersigned by the presidents of the five sports federations, stated, "We wish to inform your office of our continuous frustration in acquiring government funding for our national teams through the National Sports Fund. We are exceedingly concerned by the lack of feedback to our correspondences by the fund administrator and Principal Secretary Ambassador Peter Kaberia, this despite President Uhuru Kenyatta's pronouncement that all national teams will be supported by the government."
The sports federations have warned that if the situation is not remedied, various disciplines will be unable to honour their international engagements, with dire consequences for Kenya.
Parliamentary Sports Committee Chairperson Victor Munyaka confirmed that the letter has been received and will be addressed through the committee's channels.
Earlier, Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed and Principal Secretary Peter Kaberia were grilled by the Parliamentary Sports Committee over various issues, including the state of sports projects and funding for national teams.
