×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Home To Bold Columnists
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Former Sports CS reacts to football hooliganism

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

The Gor Mahia fan running onto the pitch with a rock in her hand. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Following the Sunday afternoon incident at Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani, Chief Administrative Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya Ababu Namwamba has condemned the act in the strongest terms.

Namwamba, who from 2012 to 2013 served as the Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, took swipe at hooligans who attend the football match in the pretence of fans- only to turn on players and club officials.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
By AFP 1 hr ago
Football
Veteran goalkeeper Neuer recalled to aid Germany World Cup bid
By AFP 5 hrs ago
Football
Emery urges Villa to use Europa triumph to fuel bold new era
By AFP 5 hrs ago
Football
DR Congo cancel World Cup training in Kinshasa amid Ebola outbreak
Football
For Arsenal, the time is right and the Lord has made it happen