Football stakeholders in Kakamega County have lauded government's move, through Sports Fund, to avail a Sh20m Covid-19 stimulus package for Kenyan Premier League teams, saying it will go a long way in cushioning players during these tough times. However, the stakeholders, led by businessman Fred Ikana observed that this should be extended to other sporting disciplines for the sake of improving sports across the country. The sporting industry has been hard hit by the pandemic break, leaving several players to go without paycheques while others are being subjected to huge pay cuts. Former international Nick Yakhama said: “We want to see the government pushing the program to the lowest levels in the grassroots. We are also appealing to the various County governments to come up with similar programs to salvage the industry."

Source: The Star May 27, 2020 21:01 UTC