This archive report was first published on 2 December 2019.
Published on December 2, 2019, a parliamentary committee has issued a three-month ultimatum to the Sports Ministry to address the stalemate in the construction of stadiums in Kenya.
The committee, led by Victor Munyaka, inspected the Ruring'u Stadium in Nyeri County, which was launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta three years ago.
"We are on a fact-finding mission to establish whether public money has been misused in all the stadiums which have stalled in the country," said Munyaka.
He added that the committee blames the Ministry of Sports and Sports Kenya for the poor communication and coordination of the progress of work between the contractor and consultants.
Going by the current status of the stadium and the money which has been disbursed already by the government, Munyaka said it was possible that money meant for constructing the stadium had been misused.
Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu had raised the red flag over the stadium two weeks ago, calling upon the government agencies to find out if money meant for the project had been squandered.
Another committee member, Dan Wanyama, urged the President to intervene in the matter of the stalled stadiums in the country, adding that Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed and Principal Secretary Kirimi Kaberia must be held to account.
