Sports federations are set to receive more money from the sports fund following a move by the National Treasury to amend regulations governing the sports, arts and social development fund.As it is the fund supports, sports, arts and health and the amendment is meant to remove health, leaving only the two.Improvements made on reopened Mbaraki Stadium after 9 monthsAccording to a notice by the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Development John Mbadi, a task force that had been formed to look into the amendments has finished its work.Mbadi has also laid out the advantages that sports federations will accrue once the amendment is passed as the fund will be able to do more for them.##NAJAVA_MECA_8547651##“The amendment regulations once considered and approved by the National Assembly will ensure that the fund provides support to sports organisations including facilitation for the acquisition of equipment for sports,” he said in the notice.Mbadi further says the fund will also support individual sportspersons to take part in international events.A look at all 8 FKF presidential candidates vying to replace Nick MwendwaThe task force that was dealing with the amendments will receive views from members of the public on Monday 23 December at different locations.They include the department of sports offices, Kenya Academy of Sports (KAS), Sports Kenya, National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) and Kenya Cultural Center.##NAJAVA_MECA_8547646##Members of the public can also send written memoranda to the committee.In the last budget, the sports fund was allocated an increased amount by up to 50 per cent as they were to get Ksh16.5billion.Gad Mathews speaks on Gor Mahia’s title chancesFrom the Ksh16.5 billion, sports was to receive Ksh7 billion with the rest going to arts and health.With the expected amendments more money will be pumped into the two sectors.
