He revealed that the government is also working to ensure that private sponsors are granted incentives.
Sports PS Jonathan Mueke has called upon the private sector to support sports in the country as the ministry aims to work on the sporting facilities in all the counties.
He lauded the efforts of Absa Bank among other sponsors, who had come in handy to support the Kip Keino Classic and had earlier sponsored the Magical Kenya Open.
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MOTORSPORTS Sports PS Jonathan Mueke gives update on this year's WRC Safari Rally
The event is scheduled for June 22 to 25 in Naivasha, Nakuru County.
He added that the government seeks to take sports seriously and they would need the support of the sponsors in order to realise their dream.
“I would like to plead with the private sector to come together and empower our sports sector. We would like them to help us support and take sports to the next level. On our part, we want to ensure we establish the facilities for our athletes
We want to go around and build infrastructure for our people, we want them to have efficient facilities so they can train well. That’s where we want our resources to go…that’s our priority at the moment,” he said.
Recently, Mueke has been seen scouting around the country and he has been able to confirm that some stadia including Wanguru Stadium, Kirigiti Stadium, and Kinoru Stadium are going to be upgraded.
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FOOTBALL Kenya ‘committed’ to hosting 2027 AFCON, says Sports PS Mueke
The PS expressed his confidence that the country will be ready to stage the continental tournament.
He revealed that the government is also working to ensure that the sponsors are granted incentives.
“We are in the process of coming up with a framework that will see to it that the private sector can benefit from tax rebates,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mueke also added emphasis that the government intends to ensure every sportsperson in the country is able to earn from their talent.
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GENERAL How Ministry of Sports plans to reach every corner of Kenya for the Talanta Hela Program
Sports PS Jonathan Mueke said digitization will make their work easier as they search for talent in the grassroots.
“We are going around the country to identify talent and nurture it. We want to ensure that our young talents don’t disappear into thin air,” he said, adding that the end goal of the government is to export the talent.