Tuwei lines up priorities as AK turns 70 years old
Athletics Kenya president Jack Tuwei address a press conference on the eve of their 70th Anniversary celebrations set for Nyayo Stadium on December 15, 2020.
Tuwei paid tribute to his predecessors on whose foundation the country’s athletics is hinged on.
They are Derek Erskine (1950-1964), Musembi Mbathi (1964-1968), Bartonjo Rotich (1968-1972), Charles Mukora (1972-1974), Sam Ongeri (1974-1984), Paul Boit (1984-1992) and Isaiah Kiplagat (1992-2016).
Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed will be the chief guest during the Celebrations at the Nyayo National Stadium, where pioneering athletes will be honoured.
With Athletics Kenya (AK) taking stock of its achievements at its 70th anniversary celebrations Tuesday, its federation’s president Jack Tuwei is already foreseeing a great future as he outlined what he tends to achieve.
Tuwei, a retired Lieutenant General who took over from the late Isaiah Kiplagat in 2015, said his first priory is to fight for the existence of athletics by instituting programs that will end doping in the country.
