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Kinoru Stadium: CHAN preps run into headwinds

Football

By Phares Mutembei | Jun 21, 2017

KFF wants contractors to speed up stadiums ahead of tournament A section of Kinoru stadium in Meru which is still under construction,on May 3,2017.The stadium is among five others which will be used for the Confederation of African Football(CAF) tournament to be held in Kenya in 2018.Photo Peter Muthomi

Chances of Kenya hosting the 2018 African Championship (CHAN) have been thrown into a spin after Meru Governor Peter Munya told the national government to keep off construction of Kinoru Stadium, one of the venues earmarked for the continental event.

During a high-level CAF inspection tour led by Omari Selemani from Democratic Republic of Congo, FKF President Nick Mwendwa said the national government would embark on the second phase of construction.

“The county government has done what we asked them to do in the first phase and we are happy. The national government and the CHAN’s local organising commitment will undertake the second phase, including laying a new pitch,” said Mwendwa.

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Governor Munya, however, said his administration would not accept the national government’s move to take over the completion of the Kinoru Stadium.

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“We have seen in the newspaper the national government advertisement on the work they want to do here without our permission. They should concentrate on their work and let us do ours,” said Munya.

The governor, who was flanked by county’s Sports Executive Joy Muriungi and Infrastructure’s Newton Itobi, said the national government should hand over the funds for phase two to his administration since they are the ones who started the project.

“This stadium belongs to the county government of Meru. If they want to help us they should give us the money. County governments have their mandate and the national government has its own,” said Munya.

“We shall complete the remaining work,” he said.

The second phase entails constructing the terraces, laying a new pitch and building washrooms and changing rooms. [Phares Mutembei]