This archive report was first published on 21 May 2020.
Kenya Women's Basketball Commission has launched a capacity-building initiative to increase the number of women in technical positions in the basketball scene.
As of September, 20 women will be certified as basketball table officials, marking a significant step towards gender equality in the sport.
Commission chairperson Nelly Odera, also the team manager of Eagle Wings basketball team, confirmed that the women are undergoing online training, led by international basketball referee Eric Omondi.
"Practically there are no women table officials at all locally and only two women coaches in the entire leagues of 64 teams," Odera told Nation Sport in May 2020.
According to Odera, 25 women coaches have already attained qualifications to coach in the Kenya Basketball Federation-affiliated leagues and will soon begin their online training.
"It is a very unfortunate situation where only two women coaches are actively coaching premier league teams," Odera said, adding that several other women coaches will join them after completing the month-long online coaches clinic.
Kenya Women's Basketball Commission is working to increase the number of women coaches and officials in the country, with a goal of introducing women coaches to premier league clubs as assistant coaches.
