Low turnout at Kasarani Stadium for Jamhuri Day celebrations raises eyebrows

Members of public during 54th Jamhuri Day celebrations at Kasarani Stadium on 12/12/17. [Beverlyne Musili, Standard]

Jamhuri Day celebrations at the Kasarani Sports Complex in Nairobi were marked by low turnout.

By 10am, which was the official time the event was scheduled to start, only about 10,000 people had made their way to the 60,000-seat capacity stadium, resulting in a delay in the day’s programme as organisers waited for more people to troop to the venue.