Tennis Kenya received the award from the International Tennis Federation (ITF)/ Confederation of Africa Tennis (CAT) during the CAT convention that ended on Saturday in the Rwandese capital. TK president James Kenani was in Kigali to receive the award from ITF president David Haggerty and CAT president Tarak Cherif. Haggerty and Cherif had this week presided over the ground breaking in Kasarani, where the Tennis Kenya Training Centre will be constructed. Haggerty said they have allocated US$ 210,000 (Sh 21.4million) for the High Performance Centre that was moved from Burundi two years ago. Olympic Solidarity has also supported the centre with US$ 20,000 (Sh 2 million) while Tennis Kenya Sh 700,000.

Source: Daily Nation April 29, 2018 17:44 UTC