by Ronald Njoroge
The National Assembly Committee on Sports and Culture on Thursday called for the immediate opening of the Jamhuri Sports Complex.
Led by Mary Emasse the legislator for Teso South they urged the Ministry of Sports to pay the contractor the pendings bills so that the sport facility can be operationalized.
“This project should have been handed over more than one year ago so that the public can utilize it,” Emasse said during a tour of the grounds.
The purpose of the visit is to determine the state of the grounds which were constructed and completed in 2022.
The complex is mooted as one of the training facilities to be used in Kenya’s bid for jointly hosting the African cup of Nations.
She revealed that the fact that the sports complex has not been operationalized means that taxpayers are losing money.
The legislator noted that the contractor Dallo Holdings is incurring additional liabilities everyday the project is not opened.