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In a statement on Sunday, Matiang’i said he had raised concerns about the deal months earlier, telling Citizen TV’s Sunday Live on April 19 that he would not have signed the agreement and had called for its disclosure.
National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) Vice President Barnaba Korir, who also serves as AK Director of Youth Development, said the platform comes with responsibilities and urged athletes and stakeholders to remain compliant.
Making the announcement during the official flag-off ceremony for the team, Principal Secretary for Sports Elijah Mwangi said the initiative marks a five-fold increase from the Sh500,000 awarded at the 2022 Birmingham Games.
During the Athletics Kenya/Commonwealth Games trials in Nairobi, Ndangiri delivered a commanding performance, clocking 39:14.0 to secure the national title, as Gathimba was forced to settle for second place in 39:45.4.
The 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 800m gold medallist repeated the feat in 2022 in Birmingham and is now aiming for a third gold medal in Glasgow at this year’s Games, scheduled for July 23 to August 2 in Scotland.
Headlining Kenya’s team is Ferdinand Omanyala, the reigning 100m Commonwealth champion, who is eager to defend the title he won four years ago in Birmingham after securing his place by winning the national 100m final at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on Saturday.
Speaking to Radio Generation on Wednesday, Ogolla congratulated his athletes, most of whom are youngsters drawn from secondary schools across the country, for their impressive performances at the African Youth Games last December and the recently concluded African Senior Weightlifting Championships in Ismailia, Egypt.
The proposed law primarily seeks to amend the Sports Act, Cap. 223, to prohibit and criminalise the manipulation of sports competitions, an issue lawmakers say is increasingly threatening the credibility of sporting events.
Speaking on Wednesday in Nairobi, Shadrack Maluki, President of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya, expressed that the prestigious continental gathering will bring together representatives from National Olympic Academies across Africa
Speaking during an interview on Citizen TV on April 19, 2026, Matiang’i argued that the current situation is largely “man-made” rather than driven by global factors.
Speaking on Tuesday during the national team’s training at the venue, team captain Mary Wanjiru expressed confidence, saying Kenya is aiming for a strong medal haul as it prepares for upcoming events, including the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July and the Dakar Youth Olympics in October.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, NOC-K President Shadrack Maluki highlighted the complementary strengths of both countries. The agreement was signed in Kingston at the Jamaica Pegasus alongside JOA President Christopher Samuda, formalising a partnership aimed at strengthening athletic excellence, knowledge exchange, and cultural ties between the two nations.