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Kenyan Police Question Sports Over Rio Games Scandal

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations have questioned Sports Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario and other senior officials in the sports ministry over the disappearance of U.S.$863 000 meant for athletes in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Kenya: Police Question Sports Officials Over Rio Games Scandal

Nation, 29 November 2016

Police have questioned Sports Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario and other senior officials in the ministry over the disappearance of Sh88 million meant for Kenyan athletes in the… Read more »

Hon Wesley Korir

Location where Kenyan olympics team spent a night after closure of Olympics village.

Kenya: Preparations for Rio Games Mired By Poor Planning and Financial Impropriety

Nation, 29 November 2016

Kenya team's preparations for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics was mired by serious management inadequacies, poor planning and financial impropriety. Read more »
Kenya: Court Turns Down Bernard Ekumbo's Bond Application

Nation, 28 November 2016

Team Kenya's Rio Olympics deputy chief of mission Ben Ekumbo will stay in remand prison longer after the anti-corruption court declined to grant him bail on Monday. Read more »
Kenya: NOCK Vice-Chairman Ekumbo Denied Bond

Capital FM, 28 November 2016

National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) 1st vice-chairman Ben Ekumbo will continue spending time behind bars after his request to be released on bond was denied on Monday. Read more »
Kenya: Report - Kits Deal Favours Nike

Nation, 28 November 2016

The Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Probe Committee report punches holes into the eight-year contract between Kenya and Nike, saying it's heavily skewed in favour of the American… Read more »
Kenya: Teams' Boarding, Training 'Wanting'

Nation, 28 November 2016

Kenya's teams to the Rio Olympic Games lacked proper accommodation and training facilities ahead of the Games in August, a probe commissioned by the government had revealed. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyatta to Receive Rio Probe Report This Week

Capital FM, 27 November 2016

Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Arts Hassan Wario is expected to hand over the report on the 2016 Rio Olympic Games probe to President Uhuru Kenyatta this week. Read more »
Kenya: Olympic Body Meeting Now Aborts as Affiliates Cry Foul

Nation, 24 November 2016

A meeting called by National Olympic Committee chairman Kipchoge Keino to review the proposed constitution ended in disarray after its affiliated federations alleged a plot to… Read more »
Kenya: MCA Charged Over False Rio Olympics Claim

Nation, 22 November 2016

Segero Ward MCA Obadiah Kosgey was on Tuesday charged with claiming per diem from the Uasin Gishu County Assembly alleging he attended and represented the Clerk at the Rio Olympic… Read more »
Kenya: Official Found With Olympic Kits Detained for 3 Days

Nation, 22 November 2016

A Nairobi has ordered a senior sports official found with kits for Team Kenya be detained for three days pending investigations. Read more »
Kenya: Noc-K - Nike Bonus Payments Are for the Committee

Nation, 20 November 2016

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Noc-K) has said that Nike performance bonus payments for Olympic and Commonwealth Games are not meant for athletes. Read more »
Kenya: Top Officials in Sports Ministry Embezzled Sh88 Million Meant for Olympic Tickets

Nation, 17 November 2016

Top officials in the Sports ministry embezzled Sh88 million meant for air tickets to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, a probe into one of Kenya's most controversial sporting outings… Read more »
Kenya: Sports Ministry Officials Embezzled U.S.$864 000 - Report

Nation, 17 November 2016

Top officials in the Sports ministry embezzled Sh88 million meant for air tickets to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, a probe into one of Kenya's most controversial sporting outings… Read more »