Just a day after President William Ruto nominated him as Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Sports and the Arts, Honorable Ababu Namwamba has revealed that he will ensure the controversial Sports Act 2013 is fully implemented in order to ‘revolutionize Kenyan Sports.’The Sports Act 2013, which is considered to be a brainchild of Namwamba as it was introduced during his first tenure as the then Minister for Sports & Youth, has faced a lot of backlash from various sports stakeholders in the country due to the rigors it demands.Ababu Namwamba appointed Sports CSAmong these include aligning the constitutions of various Sports associations to the Act and undergoing the new vigorous process of registering, regulating and licensing sports agencies which has posed a serious problem to various federations in sports.In a post on his official social media platform, Namwamba confidently stated that he will seeking to complete the ‘revolution’ he started once he gets to office following parliamentary approval.“On 9.1.2013 as then Minister for Sports & Youth I concluded in Parliament the journey of enacting the Sports Act that targeted to revolutionize Kenyan sports. 9 years later, subject to parliamentary approval, am ready to help complete the revolution as CS Youth, Sports & the Arts,” the CS nominee wrote.On 9.1.2013 as then Minister for Sports & Youth I concluded in Parliament the journey of enacting the Sports Act that targeted to revolutionize Kenyan sports. 9 years later, subject to parliamentary approval, am ready to help complete the revolution as CS Youth, Sports & the Arts pic.twitter.com/zGFIdC0Atb— Hon Ababu-Namwamba, EGH🇰🇪 (@AbabuNamwamba) September 28, 2022 Namwamba has vast experience as a legislator. He was the Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 26th January, 2018.He has also previously served as a member of parliament (MP) for two terms in the 10th and 11th Parliament and chaired key House Committees such as the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional Review, Justice and Legal Affairs Committee and the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).##NAJAVA_MECA_6677763##He also set a record for the highest number of Private Member’s Motions and Bills in the 10th and 11th Parliament, respectively.This is his second time in the sports docket. His first reign 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.18 year old footballer dies on the pitch after collapsing in SemeHe holds a Master of Laws (LLM) Degree from American University, Washington College of Law, Washington D.C. He also has a Diploma in Legal Practice, Kenya School of Law, and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree from the University of Nairobi.In 2012 Hon. Namwamba was conferred by President Mwai Kibaki the late with the Order of the Elder of the Golden Heart (EGH), the highest civilian national honour in Kenya.
