National Olympic Committee of Kenya Secretary General, Francis Mutuku has congratulated newly appointed Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba saying it is a privilege to have a youthful boss handling the sports docket.On Tuesday, President William Ruto named his 21-man cabinet with Namwamba, who handled the sports docket in president Uhuru Kenyatta’s first term returning to the docket. The ministry has also been renamed Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Sports and the Arts. The ministry was known as Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Heritage and Culture under outgoing CS Amina Mohammed.Namwamba has been congratulated by stakeholders across board, with many touting him to perform well in the docket.Mutuku has now lauded the new CS and remembered him for enacting the Sports Act during his first stint as the CS.“Sports creates opportunities for self-employment and gets them in the nation building activities. We are privileged to have such a youthful person join the sports docket and interact with all the sports people in the country. We wish to congratulate him on his appointment and wish him all the best as he steers sports in this new chapter.”My sincere appreciation to Your Excellency President @WilliamsRuto for the confidence and faith in nominating me to serve as Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Sports & Arts. pic.twitter.com/g58lA9HQsU— Hon Ababu-Namwamba, EGH🇰🇪 (@AbabuNamwamba) September 27, 2022 “His short stint is remembered for enactment of the long-desired Sports Act, actualizing the National Youth Council, strengthening of the National Youth Service (NYS) and Streamlining the National Youth Enterprise Fund,” added Mr. Mutuku.Namwamba has already announced that the country’s FIFA suspension has to be lifted soon.“Harambee Stars stand banned by FIFA from international football since 25 Feb 2022. They are missing out on Afcon 2023 qualifiers among other competitions. FIFA should be robustly engaged to resolve the impasse even as this ban period is smartly used to reinvigorate local football,” he tweeted a day before his appointment.Congratulations my brother @AbabuNamwamba on your nomination for the position of CS youths and Sports. The Busia family is proud of you,we wish you well. pic.twitter.com/9B8H5OIYpt— H.E Dr Paul Otuoma (@HonOtuoma) September 27, 2022
