NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 25 – The multi-purpose Jahmhuri Sports Ground is set to be opened today afternoon by President Uhuru.
The Stadium that has three football pitches, two rugby grounds, athletics track was this morning inspected by the Cabinet Secretary for Sports Amina Mohamed and Sports PS Joe Okudo.
It will also have a recreation center with CS Amina saying the main objective of the stadium will be to tap and develop talent.
“The stadium in complete and ready for use, it will be a multi purpose including a reaction center. We are in talks with corporates to come on board and support us, the government has done the most important thing of laying the structures, corporates will now take if you the next level,” CS Amina said.
The Sports Complex, which sits on a 79-acre piece of land, is a complete ecosystem with food courts, modern blocks, picnic sites, jogging tracks.
It also doubles up as a recreational centre for Kenyans
who are looking for a calm and serene place to unwind, away from the bustles of the city.
The facility is among the new sports infrastructure that have been delivered within 12 months, and that the government had planned to nurture talent and promote sporting activities across the country.
“As a country we are proud of our sporting prowess. We have seen our sports heroes like Michael Olunga, Collins Injera, Oscar Ouma, Vincent Onyala, Eliud Kipchoge, Mercy Cherono, Faith Kipyegon among others bring honour to our motherland through their exemplary performances at the international stage,” CS Amina said.
She added, “Through the construction of such sports facilities we seek to nurture even more talents as we make sports a mainstream income-earning venture for our youth.”
