Overseas pay delay dogs Team Kenya in Scotland

Just how did the government channel Team Kenya allowances to a senior officer’s account?

That was the question as confusion continued to reign at Team Kenya camp in Glasgow after the government failed to deliver half of the allowances to some disciplines a week later.

As usual, there were more excuses after a senior officer in the team said the extended delay happened after an account of a senior government officer where the money was remitted was frozen by Central Bank.

The allowances of unspecified amount were remitted to the account of the officer who was to then withdraw the cash in Glasgow so as to facilitate easy payment to the athletes but CBK halted the process.

The official said the only mistake that happened is that the money was channelled to his account without having informed the Central Bank of Kenya in advance.

“The transaction was done in good faith but CBK had to verify some facts before releasing the money and that has taken sometime,” said the official.

However, the official said that the government was now working on the modalities to have the allowances remitted to Kenya High Commission in United Kingdom .

Boxing, judo, shooting and Kenya Sevens rugby and some athletics teams did not receive half of their overseas allowance when they left Kenya on July 15.

However, the official questioned why such huge amount was remitted to an individual’s account and not the Kenya High Commission account in United Kingdom.

“These people know every well CBK would have moved swiftly to stop the transaction if they noted any sudden surge in someone’s account,” said the official.