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"speaker_name": "Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen",
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"content": "Stadium shall be the training facility. The works will be done to make sure that they are up to standard as training facilities. The second part of this Question focuses on the condition of the key sports facilities in the country, including the maintenance, modernisation and sustainability of hosting international events. I will give a breakdown of the current conditions of key sports facilities in the country. We have about 12 stadia that had been promised from the time the Jubilee Government administration came to office in 2013. Some of them have become monuments of shame across the country. That is because they are promises that are yet to be kept. Some of those stadia include: Kinoru Stadium in Meru County, Kirubia Stadium in Tharaka-Nithi County, Marsabit Stadium in Marsabit County, Kamariny Stadium in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Ruring’u Stadium in Nyeri County, Wote Stadium in Makueni County, Karatu Stadium in Kiambu County, Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega County, Masinde Muliro Kanduyi Stadium in Bungoma County, Kirigiti Stadium in Kiambu County, Jomo Kenyatta Stadium in Kisumu County and Wang’uru Stadium in Kirinyaga County. Hon. Speaker, I will start with Kinoru Stadium in Meru County. Its overall completion is 99 per cent. It is a 15,000-seater stadium. It has Fédération Internationale de FootballAssociation (FIFA) standard football pitch, a borehole and associated water storage facilities, generator, electrical and mechanical works and sub-base for 8-lane track. We have a VIP lounge, athletes changing rooms and CCTV installation. Hon. Speaker, it is 99 per cent done, but there are concerns over the 1 per cent that needs to be completed in order for the stadium to be used, as it ought to be ready for the national, Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and other athletics events. The overall completion of Kirubia Stadium project is 99 per cent. It is a 2,000-seater pavilion, has a FIFA standard football field, a borehole and associated water storage, electrical and mechanical works and six-lane tracks with field event facilities. The project is practically complete. However, there is need to expand the VIP holding rooms and presidential dais, which was not in the original specifications. Further, we have asked Sports Kenya to collaborate with Kenya School of TVET (KSTVET) to review the design, bill of quantities and advice on the budget requirement to facilitate the completion of the remaining part of the stadium. The Marsabit Stadium in Marsabit County is estimated to be 85 per cent complete. It is a 15,000-seater stadium for full design scope. Its current scope is at 6,000-seater, a FIFA standard football field, boundary wall with gates, a borehole and associated water storage facilities, car park area, electrical works, eight-lane track with field event facilities. The scope for Sports Kenya National Government was completed on 30th May 2022, save for the pitch which was varied from natural grass to synthetic turf. Construction of the VIP pavilion by the county government stalled with glaring structural integrity shortfalls. The State Department of Roads conducted an integrity test and submitted a report. I directed Sports Kenya to work with KSTVET to review the recommendation and advice on cost for re-advertisement of the works that are remaining, which will be undertaken by Sports Kenya to complete and retrofit areas that were left out. Kamariny Stadium in Elgeyo-Marakwet County is the most talked about project and a source of embarrassment when it comes to sports stadia. The initial completion rate was 30 per cent. It shall be a 15,000-seater stadium for full design scope, with FIFA standard football field, a borehole and associated water storage facility and electrical and mechanical works. We intend to construct an eight-lane track with field event facilities. This was identified to be an important facility for sports training. For the benefit of this House, Iten hosts 3,000 athletes in the country and it is an extremely important stadium to that effect. The project contract was terminated. The scope has The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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