Nyayo Stadium has a new look and according to Sports Kenya Director-General, the stadium should be handed over by the contractor and Ministry of Public Works by the end of the May.
“We are now at 95 percent completion and by May 31 we should be able to finish off all works. We anticipate that after the COVID-19 pandemic, football will be back at Nyayo Stadium,” Metto told a local tabloid on Monday afternoon.
The Stadium was closed in 2017 for renovations ahead of Kenya’s hosting of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) before hosting rights were stripped off by CAF due to poor preparedness.
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The players’ exit area from the changing rooms. PHOTO/Timothy Olobulu
The Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani has been a victim of frequent vandalism, with the plastic seats, especially in the lower tier of the sitting area, often being plucked off and thrown all over the pitch.
“This is a public facility built with public funds and anyone vandalizing is as good as someone stealing money from the public. We will not let that happen,” Sports Principal Secretary Joe Okudo said on Monday afternoon while making an impromptu visit to the stadium.
“We have given a stern warning that we will not put up such kind of an investment and leave it just like that. We will have police presence permanently, not only in Nyayo but also all the others we are putting up and they will be constantly under surveillance.”
Ministry of Works Chief Architect SK Muli has also revealed to KB that there will be CCTV cameras mounted all around the stadium to ensure perpetrators of vandalism will be nabbed in real-time.
