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A section of Kenyans want the Sports CS to provide details of all the non-competitive participants heading to the Paris Olympics in a bid to check expenditure of public funds.
A section of Kenyans have requested Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba to produce a list of the country’s non-competitive delegation to the Paris 2024 Olympics within seven days.
In a letter dated July 8, 2024, Bond Advocates, acting on behalf of Charleen Njuguna, Jolly Lanji and Bevalyne Kwamboka, want to know the true cost of Kenya’s non-competitive participants to the Paris Olympics from the CS.
“Under Article 35 (2)(b) of the Constitution and Section 4 of the Access of Information Act, 2016, our clients formally seek the following information from you: A list of all non-competitive participants travelling at public expense with the official Kenyan delegation to the Paris Olympics,” reads part of the request by the three.
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“A schedule of the individual roles of each of the non-competitive participants travelling at public expense with the official Kenyan delegation to the Paris Olympics.
“A schedule of the allowances and substance cost for each of the non-competitive participants travelling at public expense to the Paris Olympics.
“An indication of the cumulative cost(s) of the non-competitive participants travelling at public expense to the Paris Olympics.”
The three want Namwamba to provide all these details within seven days failure to which they will institute legal proceedings.
It the latest move by Kenyans to check wastage of public funds with Olympics among one of the ways in which a number of people benefit from ‘free trips’ and allowances.
The move four three days after Namwamba insisted there will be no room for joyriders to Paris, telling those who want to watch the games to foot their own bill, in line with the austerity measures instituted by President William Ruto last week.
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“In the spirit of austerity measures, there is no space or room for joyriders in Paris. There is only space for team Kenya to fly the Kenyan flag,” Namwamba said when Team Kenya to the Paris Olympics was officially flagged off by the President on Friday.
“Team Kenya is going to be very lean but we have provided information to everybody who wishes to travel to Paris. To the governors, members of Parliament and public, you are welcome to travel to Paris to cheer Team Kenya at your expense.
“Even the government delegation is going to be at the bear minimum. We have to tighten the belt in every space.”
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