The Ministry of Sports has began a nationwide Covid-19 inoculation exercise set for 3500 sportspersons and industry stakeholders over the next six days.
According to the Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed, athletes, coaches and athletes handlers heading to Tokyo for the Olympic Games beginning this July 23 will be given priority.
In a statement, the CS said, “Today, we have commenced a nationwide vaccination program covering all our national Teams with specific priority to Teams participating in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Nairobi Metropolitan Services secured 3500 vaccines for this exercise.”
Even though athletes competing in the delayed Games do not have to be vaccinated, CS Amina insisted that it was important to add a layer of protection around those selected to represent the country.
“All personnel working on the WRC/FIA Safari Rally Kenya, World Athletics Under- 20 Championships, World Athletics Continental Tour, the Rugby Barthes Cup, all Sports SAGAS, specifically Sports Kenya, the Kenya Academy of Sports, Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya, Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund and all Ministry of Sports frontline staffers,” Amina highlighted.
Amina further assured sportspersons that the Ministry has not abandoned them thereby admitting that the industry has been one of the economy's hardest hit sectors following the strict Covid-19 measures.
She said, “The sports and creative economies have been worst hit by the effects of the pandemic. Nevertheless, our athletes who are Kenya’s International Brand Ambassadors have shown incredible resilience and agility. They have observed all the Presidential and Ministry of Health Guidelines with admirable discipline which has been the hallmark of Kenya’s dominance in sports globally.
“Our collective policy at the Ministry has been to lead with the Athlete at the centre of all our operations. In this case, This formula of putting the athlete first has changed our operations at the Ministry and evidently, broadened Kenya’s command disciplines beyond athletics to Volleyball, Rugby, Basketball, Judo, Boxing, Canoeing, Motorsports, Tong il Modo, Kabaddi, Tae Kwon Do, Shooting and Paralympic sports,” the CS added.
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