Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the Ministry of Sports to redouble their efforts to resume major sporting activities which were postponed owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
Like many countries across Africa and Europe, Kenya were also affected when the first case of Covid-19 infection was reported in the country with major sporting activities being ended prematurely in mid-March.
Last Friday, the government through the Cabinet Secretary of Sports Amina Mohamed, shattered the hearts of many sportsmen and women after they extended the ban on contact sports, including football, until further notice.
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The decision was not received well with several stakeholders, who moved to plead with the government to rescind the decision and resume all sporting activities because cases of Covid-19 have been decreasing in the country in recent weeks.