Sensational Namwamba hints at changing law to curb doping

In the last one month, Kenyans have been bombarded with news after news of Kenyan athletes being suspended or banned for various anti-doping violations. 

This, however, is not new, just the frequency has changed. The country was put on World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) "A" list years ago and the steps taken to curb the doping menace have borne little fruit.

As the new Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba takes over the reigns of a ministry whose federations' are in dire need of revamp, he has already read the riot act for those out to make a quick buck with some 'jet fuel' as the streets have christenised any form of doping. 

Namwamba has vowed to go through the legislative path to make any drug that is being misused by said dopers illegal in the country. 

“I want to give you an assurance because you are the constituency I am privileged to work with. Never in the history of any country has so much been owed by so many to very few. I say this because Brand Kenya globally owes its shine to our sports people, and to our artists,” a diplomatic sounding Namwamba said shortly after taking reigns of office. 

He continued, "We want right away to get on top of this doping issue. We will not allow the misconduct of a few people to destroy this hard-earned image of Kenya as a fine sporting nation that plays by the rule."

In the last few months, conniving athletes in Kenya have made a switch from the much-maligned Erythropoietin (EPO) as a drug of choice to triamcinolone acetonide in their filthy quests to attain fame and fortune, albeit undeserved.

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"No, if you are watching out there we will not alloy you. If you are a doctor out there and part of a syndicate that is providing substance to our athletes I am on you. If you are an agent foreign or local and part of this syndicate that is getting us on the brink of banning be warned that your days are so, so, numbered. 

I will work with ADAK, AIU, WADA and all stakeholders to make it extremely expensive to dope and among things we are going to be doing in terms of legislative and policy action is to elevate banned substances to the same caliber of hard drugs," added the CS. 

This, however, remains to be seen how easy implementation will be as some of the said substances that are banned by anti-doping agency are every-day medication needed for the "common man's" wellbeing.