Ruto orders probe into Uhuru’s Ksh 1B project
Ruto through his sports cabinet secretary orders probe into Uhuru’s Ksh 1B sports project
Ruto through his sports cabinet secretary, Ababu Namwamba orders probe into Uhuru’s Ksh 1B sports project.
Ababu Namwamba, the cabinet secretary for sports and culture, issued a prompt assessment of all recently built stadiums around the country on Friday, December 1.
Ababu issued the directive after inspecting Kinoru Stadium in Meru, whose uplift was undertaken by former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration.
The CS voiced his displeasure with the project’s quality despite the fact that it only recently began and cost taxpayers about Ksh900 million.
He did not hide his skepticism about the facility’s current state, which the government claimed was built to international standards.
“I have made a ministerial directive to conduct an audit on all stadiums built recently to ascertain their standards vis a vis the amounts spent.
“This stadium cost the taxpayers close to a billion shillings. When I look around, I do not see a billion shillings. We must demand value for taxpayers’ Money,” Ababu stated.
Kinoru was one of the stadiums delivered by Uhuru’s government towards the homestretch of his ten-year tenure.
The CS emphasized that inadequate sporting facilities put players at risk of harm and pledged to address the issue.
Additionally, he pledged to upgrade national stadiums to the standards set by international organizations like CAF and FIFA.
“I leave Kinoru with disappointments, but I leave knowing that we have a monumental task to raise the stadium to the standards we want.
“Meru residents and Kenyans at large should be assured that we are going to raise this stadium to international standards,” he added.
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