IOC chief jets into Kenya today

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By | May 12, 2010

By Mutwiri Mutuota

International Olympic Committee president, Jacques Rogge jets in this evening for a two-day visit from Zambia. National Olympic Committee of Kenya secretary FK Paul said Rogge will jet in at 4:25pm aboard a Kenya Airways flight as he continues his African tour.

"He will open the Kipchoge Keino High School in Eldoret that is the only such institution with an Olympic class tomorrow," Paul said.

The IOC chief is then scheduled for a private visit to Masai Mara Game Reserve the following day to conclude his call in the country. The institution was built in partnership with England’s Bristol University in an arrangement that commenced in 2006.

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