Kenya’s Talanta Sports City Stadium, which is currently undergoing construction, continues to take shape with steel works at an advanced stage.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsKenya, alongside neighbours Tanzania and Uganda, won the hosting rights for both the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) that is scheduled for August 2025 and the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).In order to efficiently host these tournaments, Kenya embarked on the upgrading of Nyayo and Kasarani Stadia and the construction of Talanta Sports City for AFCON.STARS ABROAD: Harambee Stars duo win cup in ArmeniaSince 1 March 2024, when construction began at Talanta City, works have been ongoing with the contractor in a race against time to complete the facility by March 2026 as planned.According to a YouTube video by AFCON STADIUMS, the construction of the stadium is continuing in earnest, with the majority of the structural works on the stands almost complete.The steel works that will support additional pillars, beams, and the upper layer stands are ongoing and currently highlight the works in the facility.##NAJAVA_MECA_8841625##The video shows the three layers of the stands taking shape, with the structures in the first two layers almost done while the topmost layer is at an advanced stage.The entrances to the stand are now visible and recognizable from across the stadium, thereby providing a glimpse of how the final structure might look.According to the video, the VIP and VVIP areas, which will be domiciled in the middle layer and at the centre of the halfway line, have the larger area ready with partitioning and finer details expected towards the last phases of construction.Kakamega Homeboyz warned against fielding Patrick MatasiThe laying of the roof has not yet begun but will take place once the works in the upper layer of the stadium are complete.According to a dispatch from a cabinet meeting held on Tuesday, 11 March 2025, works at the Talanta Sports City were 40% complete, with the government briefed and assured that the stadium will be complete by the end of 2025.According to a document presented by the Ministry of Defense through Defense Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya to the National Assembly Departmental Committee chaired by Webuye West MP Dan Wanyama, it has now emerged that the total cost of the stadium will be USD 344.5 million (approximately Ksh 44.4 billion).##NAJAVA_MECA_8841610##Legislators took issue with the fact that at its current state, Talanta Sports City, only about 5% of the financing has been from the Government of Kenya.Suba South MP Caroli Omondi cautioned that such an arrangement would make the cost higher than it should be as the government will have to pay whatever the contractor presents as the cost, as has been the case in previous projects of such nature.However, Patrick Mariru, the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Defense, said that the cost will not increase and disclosed that it took a lot of convincing for the contractors to pre-finance the upgrading of the various stadiums across the country.“They rushed without evidence”- Shimanyula blasts FKF over Matasi’s suspensionThe government said that once the securitization of the Sports Fund is complete, the Ministry of Sports will have enough cash flow to facilitate the various contractors to complete the various stadiums.Once complete, Talanta Sports City will be an ultra modern, state-of-the-art stadium that will be a football and rugby only stadium, devoid of a running track and will be equipped with modern facilities that include a functional VAR room.The facility will also have a security control center, doping room and a generally tech-savvy facility to allow top-level live coverage of matches.##NAJAVA_MECA_8841652##The renowned China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), who are the contractors of the 60,000 seater stadium, promised that the project will be in sync with the green agenda through renewable energy and the development of green spaces.Apart from Talanta Sports City, the government is also refurbishing Nyayo National Stadium, which is ready for use, and Kasarani Stadium, which is at an advanced stage.Police Sacco, Ulinzi Sports Complex and Kirigiti Stadiums, which will be used as training facilities,s are also undergoing renovations.
