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CLEAN UP HOUSE FIRST: Debate rages over CEO’s appointment

First lady Margret Kenyatta receives IAAF flag First Lady Margaret Kenyatta receives the International Association Athletics (IAAF) flag from the Committe organizing the hosting of the 10th Edition of the IAAF World Youth Athletics Championship 2017 led by the Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and the Arts, Dr. Hassan Wario at State House, Nairobi.

The Government yesterday sought to clear the air over the controversy surrounding the appointment of former Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) Chairman, Mwangi Muthee, as Chief Executive Officer for next year’s World Youth Championships.

Muthee’s appointment slightly over a week ago kicked a storm within athletics fraternity with demands that a CEO for the global event should come from within athletics ranks.

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