Kenya Academy of Sports (KAS) chief executive officer Dr Doreen Odhiambo hands a coaching certificate to one of the 45 grassroot football instructors trained in Kakamega County by Federation of Kenyan Football (FKF) in Kakamega Town. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]
The Kenya Academy of Sports (KAS) has warned school heads who clamp down on sporting activities to reconsider their stand "because they are stifling talent at the grassroots".
KAS Chief Executive Officer Doreen Odhiambo said the academy was keen on reviving the sporting culture especially in schools that were considered sports giants.
"We are going to work with the Ministry of Education so that we see what can be done to the school heads who don't allow particular sports in their schools," she said in Kakamega at the sidelines of Football Kenya Federation's training of grassroots football coaches from the county.
"Talent is nurtured early in life and we are on a drive to gather all the talent at the grassroots by pushing for academics to go hand in hand with sports in schools like Kakamega High."
She said with early identification of talent the country would feature more sports at international level away from the traditional athletics and rugby that have largely put it on the international sports map. Kakamega FKF head Allan Muhando called on KAS to help the county set up sports academies "because western Kenya was a sports hub where many talents could be going to waste".