Kaberia: We are willing to meet Paul Put’s demands
Sports Kenya Head of Business Development Julius Mbii (right) explains to Sports Principal Secretary Kirimi Kaberia (centre) about the ongoing renovations at the Nyayo National Stadium during a random inspection of the facility on February 8, 2018. With them is Engineer Babariya Chandresh of Lexis International Limited. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU |
What you need to know:
- Kaberia spoke to Nation Sport on Thursday at the Nyayo National Stadium where he made an inspection visit to monitor the renovations works.
The government is willing to “chip in” and meet the demands recently forwarded by Harambee Stars coach Paul Put, Sports Principal Secretary Kirimi Kaberia says.
Kaberia spoke to Nation Sport on Thursday at the Nyayo National Stadium where he made an inspection visit to monitor the renovations works.
“We are here to support the federations and teams, so once we receive their budget and plans, we will obviously chip in and do what we can,” said Kaberia.
On Wednesday, Put explained that he was keen to do away with some members of the national football team’s technical bench and replace them with foreigners who will help him qualify the team for the Africa Nations Cup for the first time in 14 years.
This move, which the Belgian trainer insisted will help in instilling “professionalism” is expected to cost an additional Sh2 million in salaries alone.
“We cannot joke at this level. We have to move forward by making sure everything is professional and this is the reason I (I’m keen) to bring on board experience,” said Put.
At the same time, Kaberia assured the public that the Nyayo National Stadium will be ready for use by end of next month.
This 30,000 seater facility was closed for government commissioned renovations last August and was expected to be ready for use by December to host the just concluded Africa Nations Championship. Among the areas facing an upgrade are the main pitch, VIP stand, parking lot, drainage and dressing rooms.
