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Ababu promises to solve football standoff, doping after takeover

Outgoing Sports CS Amina Muhamed (L) handsover to incoming CS Ababu Namwamba during the handover at the Kenya Library service head offices on October 28, 2022. (Kelly Ayodi, Standard)

New Sports CS Ababu Namwamba has lined up fighting football standoff and doping vise in an attempt to revive the dying Kenyan sports after taking over from Amina Mohamed on Friday.

Namwamba, who is making a return to the ministry he served in 2012, said his mission is to clean the doping spree currently tainting Athletics Kenya's image and restore Kenya's football sector currently in limbo by following the rule of law.

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