CS Ababu Under Fire as UDA Senator Fires at Him Over 'Mismanagement of Sports'

Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has lashed out at Sports CS Ababu Namwamba accusing him of mismanaging sports in the country. 

The Senator in a tweet accused the CS of doing nothing to salvage the sports industry saying many sportsmen are suffering.

"I echo the sentiments of Hon. Ichungwa Majority Leader National Assembly that CS Ababu continues to mismanage into oblivion our beloved sports. How can ministry officials fly first class with their girlfriends to the Olympics in Budapest, Hungary at the expense of our athletes?"

"Our female athletes are being exploited sexually and economically! Parliament must summon CS sports to avert disastrous mismanagement of our sports!"

The remarks by Cherargei come days after National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah called out the CS for ignoring the welfare of athletes.

The Kikuyu MP  on Thursday said Ababu should provide an explanation as to why neither he nor a representative from the ministry was present to receive athletes who landed after representing Kenya at the Berlin Games.

"You were not made a minister in this country to fly flags in the streets and bulldoze your way through traffic with Subaru escorts, you were made to serve the sportsmen and women of this country," he said.

"The minister must appear before this house and I will cause his appearance and specifically tell this house and the people of Kenya why he lacks the time to attend to people who are representing our country," he added.

Ichung'wah noted that it is sad that athletes came into the country and were not recognised as they deserve.

"They go represent our country out there, win and come back yet no one from the ministry or the minister himself received them at the airport, and even recognise them and appreciate the good job they have done for our country," he said.