Officials who had accompanied Sports CS Salim Mvurya inspect an incomplete dais at Ruring'u Stadium in Nyeri Town during a site visit on March 27, 2025.
On his first visit to the site on Thursday, Sports CS Salim Mvurya expected to see the 75 per cent completion he had been briefed about the day before. Instead, his reaction was blunt: "Nothing," he declared, dismissing claims that the stadium was anywhere near that level of progress.
In a bid to accelerate construction, Mvurya has brought in the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to assist the contractor and ensure the project moves forward—this time with military precision. Work is set to resume next week, just ahead of an expected visit by President William Ruto for a development tour.
For nearly seven years, Ruring'u Stadium in Nyeri has stood as a monument to delays, broken promises, and frustration.
Once envisioned as a game-changer for local sports, the facility remains unfinished despite numerous government assurances. Six different Cabinet Secretaries have overseen its slow progress, each leaving without delivering the long-awaited completion.
