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Tanui: Fresh AK polls good for athletics

Moses Tanui

Former two-time Boston Marathon Champion Moses Tanui, during a press conference in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County on March 08, 2024, on the High Court’s ruling to have Athletics Kenya conduct elections.

Photo credit: Jared Nyataya | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Justice Lawrence Mugambi, in his ruling coming after eight years since the case was instituted, ordered the current Athletics Kenya executive committee to vacate office after having served a full term of eight years
  • Tanui--who was the first petitioner--said that the win was not for himself as an individual but for the entire athletics fraternity in Kenya
  • Former world 3,000m steeplechase record holder Moses Kiptanui said that he was glad that the ruling had been given, paving way for a new generation of officials to take over

Two-time Boston Marathon champion Moses Tanui has lauded the High Court for their decision to call for fresh elections at Athletics Kenya. 

Justice Lawrence Mugambi, in his ruling coming after eight years since the case was instituted, ordered the current Athletics Kenya executive committee to vacate office after having served a full term of eight years.