NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) Kenya's sports minister says new legislation to make doping a criminal offense will be presented to parliament on Monday as the country scrambles to avoid being declared non-compliant with world anti-doping rules.
Speaking on Kenyan television on Wednesday, sports minister Hassan Wario says ''we are working behind the scenes'' to ensure the proposed legislation is approved and passed into law.
Anti-doping legislation is one of the things Kenya has been asked to put in place by the World Anti-Doping Agency by an April 5 deadline. Kenya's government must also provide proper funding for the new national anti-doping agency.
Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya chief executive Japhter Rugut says it received only $3 million of the $5 million the government has approved for its setup costs 10 days ago.
