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Shortcut culture to blame for doping and buildings' collapse

Family member forage through the debris in bid to retrieve documents and other effects in Ruaka where a house collapsed on November 17, 2022. [George Njunge, Standard]

What do collapsed buildings and doping have in common - greed and shortcuts. Kenyan runners have recently been hit with sanctions over the use of prohibited substances that boost athletic performance. The Intelligence and Investigations Department of the World Anti-Doping Agencies, together with the Athlete Integrity Unit (AIU) of the International Association of the Athletics Federation launched a project to examine the doping practices of Kenyan athletes.

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