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Blow to NOCK as International Olympic Committee freezes funding to Kenya over failure to pass constitution

NOCK MEETING From Left- Relations Department Manager IOC Jerome Poivey, Irene Tindi of Centre for Multyparty Democracy, Paul Tergat and Mohamed Attoug chief of staff of the President of ANOCA during NOCK meeting at Hotel Panari in Tuesday, March 7, 2017. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has frozen funding to its local affiliate after this week’s failure to pass a new constitution.

National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) Deputy Secretary General James Chacha said he was aware of the development though no official communication had come from the IOC.

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