By Antynet Ford
Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba has now asked the National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOCK) to release the full list of all the people slated to travel to France for the 2024 Olympics.
In a statement issued today, Namwamba stated that NOCK was given the daunting task of following a Preparatory and Management Committee (PMC) to iron out logistics ahead of the Paris competitions.
He tasked NOCK to compile a finalized list of the athletes, officials, and medics who will be traveling, as well as detailing each member’s specific role.
“The delegation is to be kept at the barest minimum as directed by myself and affirmed by the PMC. The priority is athletes, their coaches, and medics.” He said in the statement.
The CS also asked the Olympic committee to provide full details of the trip’s budget, including the actual number of qualified athletes, a revised scale of allowances, and athlete rewards while remaining within the ministry’s austerity guidelines.
They will also need to provide a detailed report on the process, status, and cost of Team Kenya’s ceremonial, training, and competition kits.
“We wish Team Kenya good health and great success as they fly our national flag on the world’s grandest sporting stage.” The CS added.
Namwamba has been under intense public pressure, particularly from former rugby sevens player Dennis Ombachi, who has been concerned that the CS will include tens of unnecessary hangers-on on the trip.
Ombachi has pledged to devote all of his energies to the CS to hold the ministry accountable for its actions.
Namwamba told Ombachi that he was willing to host him to discuss the issues raised to streamline the ministry.
Despite his efforts to calm the masses and invite them to the table, Kenyans have refused to rest until the list is made public, with some even going to court to demand it.
