By DAVID KWALIMWAMore by this AuthorKenya Under-18 and Under-20 athletes have criticised the government following a string of unfulfilled promises, with some planning to stage demonstrations in Nairobi Friday morning to demand accrued allowances and bonuses dating back to 2017. On Thursday, members of Kenya Under-18 and Under-20 athletics teams which competed in the just-concluded Africa Youth Athletics Championships in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, staged a sit-in at Roasters Hotel in Nairobi demanding allowances totalling Sh6 million owed to them. Each of the 72 athletes is reportedly owed Sh80,000 in camp allowance accrued over the past one month. “I borrowed money to leave camp after competing at the Africa Athletics Championships (in Asaba last year). The Under-18 team finished second in Africa behind South Africa, while the Under-20 athletes came first.

Source: Daily Nation April 26, 2019 03:00 UTC