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National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) officials from right, Francis Kanyiri Paul (secretary general) with Puis Ochieng (General Team Manager) at milimani law courts in Nairobi on August 29 2016 after they were arrested on Friday night arrested in connection to the Rio 2016 Olympics scandal which saw several athletes miss tickets, accreditation documents and others stranded in Brazil days after the closing ceremony of the competitions.PHOTO DAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD}
Woes of National Olympic Committe of Kenya continues after sports affiliates and federations met in Nairobi on Saturday and unanimously agreed to suspend Nock’s executive members who they said were involved in the Rio Olympics fiasco.
The affiliates suspended seven executive members among them Kipchoge Keino (Chairman), F.K Paul (Secretary General), James Chacha (Assistant Secretary General), Pius Ochieng (Vice Chairman), Fridah Shiroya (Treasurer), Stephen Soi (Assistant Treasurer) and Anne Njambi Maina (Committee Member).
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