Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed when she appeared before the
National Assembly’s Sports Committee in Nairobi on October 24, 2019.
PHOTO | COURTESY |
The government is putting in place measures to protect
whistle-blowers who report cases of doping, Sports Cabinet Secretary
Amina Mohamed has said.
In a panel discussion at the
Fifth World Conference on Doping in Sport in Poland, Ms Mohamed stated
that there was need to create confidential avenues that will encourage
reporting of doping cases in a bid to promote the sanctity and integrity
of sports.
“Kenya’s view of doping resonates with the
position of the International Olympic Committee that any successful
anti-doping regime must clean up the entire sports ecosystem to
guarantee fair play,” the CS said.
Mohamed further
called for the stretching of bans on doping athletes to cover their
managers, agents and trainers to ensure every industry player takes
their responsibilities seriously.
“This is because we
understand that athletes do not live and train in isolation; they are
part of the entourage. Accomplices too must be held accountable.”
In
an earlier session of the Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping
Agency, she stressed the need for the resolution of all outstanding
compliance issues ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
This will instil confidence in athletes and assure them of a level playing ground at the Olympics, she said.
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