President Uhuru Kenyatta has laid the foundation for the construction of Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium. Uhuru who was accompanied by ODM leader Raila Odinga said the facility will help train aspiring footballers and prepare them for the lucrative international football market.
The development will be 30,000 capacity stadium that will have facilities for football, rugby, tennis, hockey among other disciplines. The stadium will have changing rooms, a media centre, a boardroom, modern ablution block and ample parking. It is expected to be completed by mid-next year.
Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium
The state-of the-art Sports Complex will be launched next year in April. During the April 2020 Grand Opening, President Uhuru Kenyatta said Gor Mahia will go head-to-head with AFC leopard in soccer duel of its kind in the region.
The Jomo Kenyatta Sports Ground construction will join the many stadiums that the national government, led by President Uhuru Kenyatta, has earmarked for modernization and development. According to Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Heritage and Culture Amina Mohamed, Nyayo stadium, which is undergoing refurbishment is almost done and Kasarani stadium is on the course.
The government is also working on a Stadium in Marsabit and the Kipchoge Keino phase one and two in Eldoret. Amaina added that construction of two stadiums is ongoing and at an advanced stage of completion in Meru County while two others are about to begin construction, one in Kiambu County and the other at Narok.
“We have two stadiums in Kiambu and Narok that we plan to begin working on soon. The one at Kiambu will be the construction of a new stadia while that at Narok will be a modernization of the already existing Narok Stadium. Furthermore, we have the Bukhungu Stadium in the pipeline. We are currently working with Governor Wycliffe Oparanya to see what we can do to bring it up to standards,” said Amina Mohamed.
