International Olympics Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to tour Kenya

International Olympics Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is set to arrive in Kenya on Sunday.

Dr Bach, who was elected last September to replace Jacques Rogge, will land in the country for the first time since stepping into the influential global sports office.

He is making his second visit to the country after his last visit alongside Rogge in 2009 as IOC vice-president.

The German national is set to arrive in Botswana on Friday for the closing ceremony of the second edition of Africa Youth Games that ends on Saturday in Gaborone.

Bach is to visit Kenya courtesy of an invite by IOC honorary member Dr Kipchoge Keino. He is set to open the Kip Keino Secondary School dormitory.

“Bach is coming to Kenya and it is a great honour to have accepted this invitation. I will accompany him to Eldoret to preside over the opening of a school for orphans that I started in 2009,” said NOC-Kenya chairman Dr Keino.

Keino, in a communiqué from Botswana, where he is leading the Kenyan delegation in Gaborone, said Bach’s visit is a sign that Kenya is active in Olympic movements besides being one of the top-spot refinery for best athletes.

“Bach’s coming is key in boosting motivation among the students, athletes and other sporting stakeholders. His visit confirms the Olympic movement’s dedication to projects not only in sports but also education,” Keino said. —[email protected]