Chairman of the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) Amb. Daniel Makdwallo, SJAK
Kenya risks being declared non-compliant by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code after the Government cut the Kenya Anti-Doping Agency budget from Ksh 288m to ksh 20m during the 2024/25 financial year.
Speaking during Tuesday’s press briefing at the Agency’s headquarters in Nairobi, the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya, chairman (ADAK) Amb. Daniel Makdwallo, said that with the budget cut the Agency cannot run its operations. A move that has grounded the Agency’s activities .
“We are at risk of not being able to host or send any of our sportsmen for international competitions, because the Agency cannot carry out its regular testing activities both in competition and out of competition, no legal prosecution can go on for those athletes who have violated anti-doping policies and no anti-doping education can go on.” Said Amb Makdwallo.
The out going chairman, appealed to the Government to reinstate the budget to ensure a smooth running of the activities, such as testing which is quite exorbitant where a test costs about 600-700 euros per athlete. During the last three years the Agency has sanctioned 78 athletes for Anti-Doping Rule Violations .
