PHOTOS: Construction of the famous Wote Stadium resumes

The construction of the famous Wote Stadium in Makueni has resumed, after President Uhuru Kenyatta took it upon himself to ensure Jubilee promises are delivered. On Tuesday, CS Amina Mohammed led a high powered government delegation to Wote, to inspect the construction of the facility which has stalled for months.

Kenyans still vividly remember the famous words of DP William Ruto when Jubilee was unveiling its manifesto in 2013 and when seeking a second term in office.

” In six months time, the Stadium in Wote will be complete. In three months time, the stadium in Kamariny, which is historic will be complete,” DP Ruto said in Kasarani in 2017 at the Kasarani Indoor Arena.

A spot check across the country reveal the sad state of affairs. All the mega stadia promised by Jubilee have either been stalled or have not been constructed at all.

In the North Rift region alone, both national and county governments have sunk more than Sh175 million into sports projects that now remain eyesores after they were abandoned by contractors. The Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret Town was among five facilities Jubilee promised to upgrade in its manifesto.

Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo Marakwet counties have also sunk money into upgrading of Kamariny and Chagaiya training facilities. The Kamariny Stadium, located in the high altitude training base of Iten, had consumed Sh34,805,400 of taxpayers’ money by the same period.

The two projects were among Sh2.4 billion stadia that the ruling Jubilee had promised Kenyans in 2013, in which Sh699 million have been paid to contractors for incomplete works.

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