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Behind the bans: Why Kenyan athletes are falling to doping violations

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Kenya's Edward Zakayo Pingua competes during the men's 10,000m final athletics event at the Alexander Stadium, in Birmingham on day five of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, central England, on August 2, 2022. (File, Standard)

The country's athletics stars continue to fall by the wayside as the doping menace rears its ugly head in Kenya.

Anti-Doping Rule Violations are causing jitters as Kenya remains in Category A of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) compliance watch list.

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