Kenyan athletes received a major boost after the Senate unanimously passed the Anti-Doping Amendment Bill 2020 on Tuesday. Once assented into law by President Uhuru Kenyatta, doping athletes will face punitive measures including jail terms. It will harmonise the Anti-Doping Act of 2016 with the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code and Regulations to which Kenya is a party to. [Photo: Courtesy]Current Kenyan law stipulates a jail term of up to three years for support staff found guilty in connection with doping, but not for athletes. From 2004 to August 2018, 138 Kenyan athletes tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, according to a WADA report published in September 2018.

Source: Standard Digital December 30, 2020 10:36 UTC