Athletes participate in 42km during the Iten International Marathon first edition held in Iten yesterday. December 18, 2022. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

The world marathon record holder urged Elgeyo Marakwet County administration to own the marathon and allocated funds to sustain.

Kamworor also asked athletes to run a clean sport, describing suspected dopers as sportsmen and women hungry for dishonesty pay.

Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and Small and Small Enterprises Simon Chelugui graced the occasion alongside Elgeyo Marakwet Wisely Rotich and his Nandi counterpart Stephen Sang.

Governors called for the completion of stalled stadiums.