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Calls for stiffer penalties on doping

From left: Elias Karumi, Acting Managing Director, Kenya Pipeline Company presents a dummy cheque of ksh. 3million to SOYA Panel of judges chairperson Everline Watta and Former 800m champion Wilfred Bungei towards the 2014 SOYA awards on 13-01-2015.PHOTO/DENNIS OKEYO

Organisers and sponsors of the Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya) have called for stiffer penalties to doping offenders.

Former Olympic 800m champion Wilfred Bungei, who represented Soya patron and founder Paul Tergat during a cheque handover ceremony at a Nairobi hotel on Tuesday, said offenders should face stiffer penalties from the government.

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