Dan Wanyama Elected Chair Sports and Culture Committee

Webuye West Member of Parliament Hon Daniel Sitati Wanyama was today elected unopposed to chair the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture.

In its inaugural meeting today, the Committee also elected Hon James Wamacukuru ,MP (Kabete Constituency) as the vice chairperson.

The newly elected chairperson has previously served as the Secretary General for Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVFB), and in his acceptance speech highlighted his in-depth understanding of the critical issues that ought to be addressed in the Sports fraternity.

“Having been a sportsman all my life, I can assure you that I understand the areas which need our immediate attention as a committee. Top among these being the FIFA Ban on Kenyan football.” Said Hon Wanyama.

He promised to address the state of sports affairs in the country, following concerns raised by a section of the members of the Committee who stated that Kenya risks losing its globally recognized accolades in sports.

Hon Wanyama also promised to look at the state of affairs of athletics, with doping and the defecting of our athletes to other countries being among the issues that have rocked athletics in the country.