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Puzzle of Eldoret stadium that has gobbled Sh755 million but has no track

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A section of Eldoret's 64 Stadium on Friday, May 16. [Stephen Rutto, Standard]

An iconic stadium in the heart of Eldoret, the 'City of Champions' has gobbled up Sh755 million since 2021 but has no running track, a committee of the Senate has learnt.

The Senate's County Public Accounts Committee said it was disheartened by the state of affairs at 64 Stadium which is being upgraded to a state-of-the-art sporting facility at a cost of Sh1.1 billion and was set to be completed in 2022.

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