Decorated athlete Symon Kibai poses for a photo with the Kenyan flag after retaining his men's 5000m title at the 24th Summer Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul, Brazil on May 14, 2022.
In a letter addressed to former Sports CS Ababu Namwamba in June 2024, ICSD appealed for support, noting Kenya’s prominence in global deaf sports.
“I appeal to the honourable CS to support the KSFD to ensure that as Africa’s leading sports organisation, the KSFD continues to develop deaf sports in Kenya and Africa,” the letter stated.
Kenya will miss the 2025 Deaflympics in Tokyo if it does not pay half of the Sh18 million owed to the World Deaf Sports governing body and the Danish Deaf Sports Association by Sunday.
The country currently faces suspension from all competitions organised by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) due to the Sh18m debt.
