Why bans have failed to stamp out vice

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Athletics Kenya (AK) allowed an athlete who had tested positive for doping to compete in a marathon only for the red flag to be raised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) before the race.

Correspondence between IAAF, Athletics Kenya and the agents of Viola Kimeto which the Saturday Standard has obtained four years after the embarrassing debacle in Zagreb, Croatia, could be a tip of the iceberg on how unscrupulous individuals continue to taint Kenya's standing in the world of athletics.