Latest infrastructure update from Talanta Stadium [VIDEO]
Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 29.03.26. | 12:14
The sporting facility has now seen major infrastructural completions, with others nearing the end in the latest updates
The Talanta Sports City Stadium continues to make headlines with the project coming to life as it nears completion, as seen in the latest videos released by the Ministry of Sports.
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The sporting facility has now seen major infrastructural completions, with others nearing the end in the latest updates.
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Talanta Stadium is a flagship project by the Government of Kenya (GoK) to build an ultramodern stadium to improve Kenya's sporting infrastructure and in readiness for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which the country will co-host alongside neighbours Uganda and Tanzania.
President William Ruto presided over the ground ceremony that marked the start of construction for the 60,000-seater stadium in March 2024.
While the facility was projected to be completed by March, work is still ongoing, even as March comes to an end, but with major progress.
According to an online video by the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, Salim Mvurya, and other photos circulating online, the roof of Talanta is now complete.
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The erection of the hydraulic tension cable that was holding the roofing structure, as well as the steel roofing structure, was already complete before the end of 2025, and only the canopy was awaiting.
The latest update shows a complete canopy structure made from translucent and opaque membranes that allows for coverage protection against rain and light for optimum TV coverage.
The video also gives a sneak peek into the dressing rooms, which have been done to modern standards and finishing.
The facility has about seven elegant changing rooms with a minimum of 23 lockers for players as prescribed by CAF regulations.
The video also shows the installation of seats continuing in earnest, with the lower deck almost complete.
However, the seats have been causing an uproar online with citizens questioning why the facility chose not to use purely foldable seats, which are more modern and congruent with the high cost of building Talanta.
The video also shows great progress on the playing surface, which is one of the main components of the stadium.
From the video, the pitch is undergoing further levelling after the construction of drainage, even as it nears the final phase of grass installation and landscaping.
Even as construction continues, Kenyans continue to be eager to know when the stadium will open its doors.