By CELLESTINE OLILOMore by this AuthorWhen Rashid Echesa was appointed Cabinet Secretary for Sports and Heritage by President Uhuru Kenyatta on January 26 last year, it was up to him to prove his critics wrong. The general consensus among sports stakeholders, however, is that Echesa’s tenure has been far from impressive. the Sports Disputes Tribunal and the Anti-doping Agency of Kenya), Echesa has failed to take the story forward by operationalising the Sports Fund. Alongside Sports Permanent Secretary Kirimi Kaberia, Echesa made unending promises while issuing deadlines by which the various stadia will be completed, none of which has come to pass. At one time, a visibly angry President Uhuru Kenyatta openly criticised Echesa in the presence of Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga.

Source: Daily Nation March 01, 2019 08:15 UTC