The facelift at Kasarani Stadium to install seats in the upper part of the facility and replace those in the lower deck will cost at least Ksh 115 million.This was the figure given by Sports Kenya Director General Pius Metto on Wednesday when Sports CS Ababu Namwamba visited the stadium.Kasarani upgrade commences with installation of seatsAccording to Metto, the cost is not inclusive of otherwork set to be done at the stadium to meet FIFA and CAF requirements including installation of the right floodlights and a public address system and the modernization of the dressing rooms.”The cost of the renovation is Ksh 115 million for the seats. We are yet to get funds for other items that are to be done, that is the floodlights and the public address system,” Metto said.##NAJAVA_MECA_7023780##The ongoing works at Kenya’s biggeat stadium are set to be completed in the next two weeks for the first phase that entails the upper deck, with the second phase to replace the seats in the lower deck.”We are currently doing refurbishments in line with what FIFA had given us to change the seats and have the high back seats. We have procured 35,000 seats which we are currently installing and we expect the process to be completed in the next 13 days then we will begin the process of procuring 20,000 seats to to replace the lower ones. After that we are working on the floodlights as per FIFA recommendations and the installation of a public address system, then modernizing the changing rooms,” he added.Tactical analysis of how Gor Mahia outwitted WazitoFurther, the DG is confident that they have met the requirement on the playing surface, remaining upbeat that they would pass the test if CAF chose to inspect the facility at the moment.”We have worked on the surface and it it level. I am confident that even if the inspectors came today they would give it a tick. We will dug outs for both Nyayo and Kasarani,” he finished.
