Former Makadara Member of Parliament and Kenya Professional Boxing Commission (KPBC) President Reuben Ndolo has praised President William Ruto following his motivation to the national football team Harambee Stars in the ongoing African Nations Championships CHAN 2024.
President Ruto today, for the third time awarded Harambee Stars winning bonuses of Ksh. 1 million per player following their win over Morocco in Kenya’s third group stage match played at Kasarani Stadium yesterday. Ndolo hailed the Presidents good gesture in awarding Harambee Stars and called on the President to extend the gesture into other spors disciplines.
“Our team Harambee Stars has made us really proud. Two wins and one draw is verycommendable and it tells that indeed Kenya has immense talent. I thank President Ruto for motivation he has given to the team. It shows in the players zeal to win games even with a red card,” Ndolo said.
“l aso ask the goverment to support suport sportmen to have good leadership rules and not supporting those who don’t play for leadership roles. It is important that sports people from other sports disciplines are also equally motivated to make Kenya proud,” he added.
Ndolo said that those tasked with leadership of sports should be merited for their positions and not based on political inclination. Ndolo noted that Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya is a competent minister.
Heaping praise on Mvurya, the Kenya Professional Boxing Commission president said that the CS is a good man who has stepped up to the task of leading the sports industry.
“I see him (CS Mvurya) doing great things. He is a good man and he is leading the sports docket with dedication,” He said.
He lambasted Football Kenya Federation president Hussein Mohammed who he said should respect the people of Makadara claiming that the people of Makadara brought Hussein to the sports industry noting that he introduced Hussein to the current Makadara MP George Aladwa, Media and communications strategist Kenn Okaka and other Makadara leaders to help him when he was trying his hand at sports leadership. “He (Hussein) should give back to the peope of Makadara whom he first used to enter the world of sports,” Ndolo said.
Ndolo said that the government must invest in proper sports infrastructure and empowerment not just enticing players for a seasonal tournament which will be more sustainable and beneficial in the long term.
The KPBC boss called on the government to allocate more money to sports noting that sports is a multi million dollar industry which has the capacity to offer employment to millions of youths around the world.”
There are so many other sports. And sports is a multi billion dollar industry. Our youths can have employment in the industry and the government must pump in money to the industry and not just rewarding players for a single match or a tournament,” Ndolo said.