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Former Sports Principal Secretary Peter Kaberia speaks during a press briefing at his Kencom House office in Nairobi.

| File | Nation Media Group

Ex-Sports PS Kaberia on the spot over Chan cash

What you need to know:

  • Kenya acquired the rights to host the tournament from February 2014, but only provided funds to develop the stadia in August and September 2017, three years after being granted the rights. 
  • The committee further wants the government to actualize the original intention of preparing the five stadia to attain the Federation of International Football Association (Fifa) certification to host matches like the Chan or even Africa Cup of Nations. 
  • As it is today, the only stadium that is close to attaining the Caf, Fifa and IAAF standards in the country is Kasarani. 

A parliamentary committee wants former Sports Principal Secretary Kirimi Kaberia held to account over the aborted 2018 Africa Nations Championship (Chan) that may see the government lose hundreds of millions of shilling in questionable procurements. 

In a report tabled in the National Assembly on Tuesday, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chaired by Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi, notes that Gregori International SA, a South African Company got Sh155.5 million on October 17, 2017, in advance guarantee payment.