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Kenya: Heads Roll Following Rio 2016 Olympics Fiaco After Government Disbands Committee
Nation, 25 August 2016
Heads began rolling on Thursday following the Rio fiasco after the government disbanded the National Olympic Committee-Kenya and appointed a team to investigate the scandal. Read more »
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MPs Demand Probe Into Team Kenya's Mismanagement in Rio
Athletes say the mess in Rio did not begin with the haphazard travel arrangements and missing training kits from Nike - but when their protests against taking the national trials and residential training in Eldoret fell on deaf ears.
President Uhuru Kenyatta poses with Kenya's Rio Olympics team at State House.
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Kenya: Heads Roll Following Olympic Fiaco After Government Disbands Committee
Nation, 25 August 2016
Heads began rolling on Thursday following the Rio fiasco after the government disbanded the National Olympic Committee-Kenya and appointed a team to investigate the scandal. Read more »
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Kenya: Nock, Sports Ministry in Blame Game Over Rio Mess
Capital FM, 25 August 2016
The final day for Kenyan athletes at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday culminated in distress, bringing to an end what has been one of the biggest embarrassments for Team… Read more »
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Kenya: Series of Bungles Deal National Olympic Committee of Kenya Blow
Nation, 25 August 2016
The Government's decision to disband the National Olympic Committee of Kenya was a culmination of a string of scandals and embarrassments that dogged Team Kenya at the just… Read more »
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Kenya: Noc-K Officials Will Fight Back
Nation, 25 August 2016
The Rio Olympic circus took a turn for the worse yesterday after Sports Cabinet Secretary Hassan suspended the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) and ordered a probe of… Read more »
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Kenya: Kipchoge Keino - Government Is to Blame for Rio Olympics Debacle
Nation, 25 August 2016
Embattled National Olympic Committee of Kenya chairman Kipchoge Keino has said they will challenge Sports Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario's decision to disband the body. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya Face Ban After Wario Disbands Nock
Capital FM, 25 August 2016
Kenya faces a ban from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after Hassan Wario, the Sports, Arts and Culture Cabinet Secretary disbanded the National Olympic Committee of… Read more »
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Kenya: International Olympic Body Could Ban Kenya Over Government Interference
Nation, 25 August 2016
Kenya risks sanctions by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following Thursday's directive by the government to disband the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K). Read more »
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Kenya: Wario Disbands Nock, Forms Team to Probe Rio Olympics Fiasco
Nation, 25 August 2016
Under-fire Sports Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario on Thursday disbanded the National Olympic Committee of Kenya and transferred its duties to Sports Kenya. Read more »
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Kenya: Sports CS Wario Grilled at DCI Over Rio Scam
Capital FM, 24 August 2016
The Cabinet secretary for Sports, Arts and Culture Hassan Wario was grilled for slightly over an hour on Wednesday morning at the Directorate of Criminal investigation over the… Read more »
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Kenya: MPs Demand Probe Into Team Kenya's Mismanagement in Rio
Capital FM, 24 August 2016
Members of the National Assembly have called for an inquiry into the mismanagement of Team Kenya athletes participating in the just concluded Olympics which was held in Rio de… Read more »
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Kenya: Governors Want Athletics Committee Overhauled Over Rio Fiasco
Nation, 24 August 2016
Governors have called for the overhaul the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) following the fiasco during the just concluded Rio Olympics. Read more »
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Kenya: Hassan Wario Grilled Over Rio Olympics Debacle
Nation, 24 August 2016
Sports Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario on Wednesday morning recorded a statement at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters in connection with the crisis that befell… Read more »
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Kenya: Athletes Accuse Federation of Abandoning Them in Hour of Need
Nation, 22 August 2016
Some Team Kenya athletes decided to sneak into the country from Rio Brazil in protest against the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) officials. Read more »
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Kenya: I'm Not to Blame, Nock is a Cartel, Says Sports CS Wario
Nation, 21 August 2016
Sports and Culture Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario on Saturday said he was not to blame for the series of crises that have faced the gallant Kenyan team at the Rio Olympics. Read more »
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Kenya: Spotlight On CS Wario in Olympic Games Mess
Nation, 18 August 2016
More than 250 joyriders have travelled for the Rio Olympics, hogging the resources meant for athletes, their coaches and managers. Some coaches were not accredited and had no… Read more »
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Kenya: Corrupt Sports Officials Letting Down Our Hard-Working Athletes
Nation, 19 August 2016
We are all revelling and celebrating the successes of our athletes in Rio. And as we do so, we should always remember that it has taken blood, sweat and tears for every woman and… Read more »
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Kenya: Betrayal in Rio: How Mismanagement Has Left Our Heroes Fuming
Nation, 14 August 2016
A veteran coach expelled from the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro for impersonating an athlete has exposed the shameful depths of mismanagement that has seen the Kenyan team hurtle… Read more »
