The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has received a major boot in their fight against doping in the country after being allocated Sh214 million in Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi’s 2025-2026 Financial Year Budget read on Thursday afternoon in Parliament.
Anti-Doping Rule Violations are causing jitters as Kenya remains in Category A of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) compliance watch list.
For instance, former world Under-20 5000m champion Edward Zakayo and Olympian Edinah Jebitok are among the latest to face sanctions.
He joins, among others, holders of the 10-mile world best performer Bernard Koech, who was on Wednesday provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).
The State Department of Sports was handed an allocation proposal of Sh16.6 billion for the sector
This funding is part of the larger Sh29.7 billion given to the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports alongside Tourism.
Most of the money, Sh13.5 billion, will be directed to the Sports Fund. This fund supports athletes, sports events, and the improvement of sports facilities nationwide. However, it has been reduced from last year’s Sh16.5 billion
To modernize the management of sports, Sh2.3 billion has been allocated to develop an automation and digitization system for the Sports Registrar, which will enable better record-keeping and more efficient management of sports organizations.
Sports Kenya, which oversees the management and maintenance of national sports facilities, will receive Sh402 million.
The Kenya Academy of Sports, which plays a key role in training athletes, coaches, and sports officials, has been allocated Sh245 million.
This will also facilitate the construction of academies across the country where groundbreaking has already been done.