The second day of the ongoing Athletics Kenya (AK) Constitutional Review came to an end at the Eldoret Sports Club on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
Participants from Uasin Gishu, Nandi, Baringo and Elgeyo Marakwet Counties attended.
The participants aired several concerns that they propose be factored into the constitution review.
What the Eldoret stakeholders proposed for the AK constitution change
Former world 800m champion Janet Jepkosgei said she was in support of the ongoing review, terming it a timely exercise.
“This is a very important and timely exercise. I fully support it and thank Athletics Kenya for coming up with this idea. Today, I had a few suggestions, which I have shared with the constitution review committee; one of my submissions is to have gender balance in the representation of Athletics Kenya leadership. We need to have the vice president’s position be reserved for a female,” Jepkosgei said.
“Athletes’ representatives should also be elected and not handpicked, and they should be from each gender,” she added.
Athletics Kenya, under the guidance of the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, in consultation with the stakeholders, began the process of reviewing and amending its constitution pursuant to Section 46 of the Sports Act on November 3, 2025.
Former Boston Marathon winner Moses Tanui called for elections at all levels to be done on one day and proposed that national team coaches be selected by a team of renowned coaches.
In addition, team Kenya captain at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Julius Yego, proposed the inclusion of athletes’ representatives in the Athletics Kenya Executive and allowing them to wield executive powers.
Doping dominates Kapenguria AK constitutional review forum
In Kapenguria, on the first day of the exercise on Monday, several proposals were raised to curb the issues of doping, age cheating and rogue coaches.
Christopher Koskei ‘Jogoo’, who won the steeplechase gold medal at the 1999 World Championships, called for strong male and female representatives elected during the Athletics Kenya elections.
He also called for the reprimanding of coaches and team managers alongside athletes found guilty of doping and proposed an eight-year ban instead of a two-year ban.
The meeting in Kapenguria brought together stakeholders from Turkana, Trans Nzoia, West Pokot and Samburu.
In Garissa, also on Monday, stakeholders turned up in large numbers as the 12-day nationwide public participation forums to collect views on the proposed amendments to its constitution kicked off.
The forum, which was held at Garissa Primary Hall, brought together participants from Garissa, Wajir and Mandera counties of the North Eastern Region.
The residents expressed strong support for the constitutional review as they raised key concerns on issues affecting the region’s athletics development.
The participants called for improved sports infrastructure, including stadiums and training facilities, to nurture local talent.
Athletics coach, Abdi Rahman, called for elections of representatives within Athletics Kenya (AK) to remain at the regional level rather than shifting to the county level, warning that such changes could create discrimination and overrepresentation in some areas.
