Incoming Youth Affairs, Sports and the Arts Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba is among the CSs that will take oath of office on Thursday at Statehouse, Nairobi.This is after their vetting and approval. In a gazette notice, President William Ruto announced that the new Cabinet Secretaries will officially commence duty on Thursday after their swearing in.##NAJAVA_MECA_6756844##Namwamba, who will be serving in the sports docket for the second time inherits a largely problematic ministry from outgoing CS Amina Mohammed.He comes into office at a time that Kenya is suspended by FIFA over government interference. This came in February after the government dissolved the federation and installed a Caretaker Committee that was in charge of football in the country from November 2021 to mid October 2022.The incoming CS promised to resolve the football impasse once sworn in.“As we speak now our football activities are in limbo, having been suspended by FIFA. If I was to be sworn into office, my first morning in the office, I will be on phone with Mr. Gianni Infantino – the FIFA president to resolve the ban,” Namwamba said during his vetting.Yes. Ready to serve. Tayari kuhudumu🇰🇪 pic.twitter.com/MZpKsRjFe3— Hon Ababu-Namwamba, EGH🇰🇪 (@AbabuNamwamba) October 27, 2022 Another problem that has rocked the sporting industry is the doping menace that has has resulted in Kenyan athletes being banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit. The number has been sky-rocketing in recent weeks.”We have rogue agents and I have reasons to believe they may be part of a syndicate drawing our athletes into these doping cases. Should I be confirmed, I am determined to move with haste to start cleaning up this mess… This year alone there have been more than 30 doping cases, which threatens Kenya’s image as a fine sporting nation,” he added.He also pointed at other sports currently on their deathbeds that he intends to prioritise.”If you look at many countries who have grown exponentially in this space, they just get the basics right. At one point, Kenya used to be represented in hockey at the Olympics. We used to be a powerhouse in boxing and cricket, but these sports are no longer anywhere in the horizon. We are just not paying attention to the breeding grounds of sports.”Kenya Police midfielder eager to venture into football management once he retires
