Kenyan athletes Zakayo, Jebitok flagged down for missed tests
Edward Zakayo from Elgeyo Marakwet County wins the Athletics Kenya North Rift Region Cross Country Championships 10km senior men’s race held at Kishaunet in West Pokot County on January 20, 2024. Zakayo clocked 27:47:2, John Korir from Trans nzoia County came second timed at 27:54:5 while Fredrick Domongole from West Pokot County finished third clocking 28:04.7.
As ADAK and AIU continue to ramp up testing and enforcement, stakeholders are calling for stronger interventions and enhanced education to protect the integrity of Kenyan athletics.
While the nation has long been celebrated for its dominance in distance running, the alarming surge in doping cases threatens to overshadow its legacy on the global stage.
Kenya’s athletics fraternity has been rocked by yet another doping scandal as the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) provisionally suspended 2018 World and Africa U20 5,000m champion, Edward Zakayo, and 2023 World Cross Country team gold medallist, Edinah Jebitok, for whereabouts violations.
The two rising stars join a growing list of Kenyan athletes who have either been suspended or banned for doping-related offences in recent months.
