The Ministry of Sports is set construct the first public tennis court in Kasarani, Nairobi county, in a bid to promote the game in the country and nurture talent.
Sports Ministry Principal Secretary Jonathan Mueke announced the plan after he held discussions with Tennis Kenya officials.
Officials present during the meeting held on February 7 were Wanjiru Karani - Secretary General and Nancy Nduku - Executive Officer of the Tennis Kenya Federation.
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“We discussed ways of progressing the Junior Tennis initiative, an initiative which developed Kenya’s tennis star Angella Okutoyi,” PS Mueke stated.
Tennis Kenya in its statement emphasized that the federation was aligned with the government's agenda.
“We had a great meeting with the PS State Department for Youth Affairs Jonathan Mueke. He has understood our agenda and it is closely aligned with the grassroot bottom-up agenda,” Tennis Kenya's statement read.
Wanjiru Karani who is also the C.E.O of team Kenya at the Paris 2024 games lauded the deal highlighting the importance of the government being in sync with the federation.
Mueke further announced the government's plan to re-open Kenya’s only high-performance center that was shut down during the pandemic.
Prior to the meeting, Mueke held a meeting with Kenya Rugby Union officials Oduor Gangla (Chairman) and Aggrey Wabulwenyi (CEO).
Mueke highlighted that the discussions revolved around the government pertaining to support the Kenya Rugby 7’s, 15’s, Under 20 and women’s teams.
“We agreed to create a pipeline of rugby talent from primary school up to the national level as well as the modalities of ensuring Safari 7’s returns to Kenya this year,” Mueke noted.
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