Details have emerged of how Sports Kenya offcials collaborated with contractors to divert miilions of shillings for repair and maintanance works at Nyayo stadium.
Traces of kickbacks and dubious procurement processes were deliberately done at a time Gabriel Komora the current Deputy Director General was serving as the acting DG.
The deals were donw through Chandresh Babariya of Lexis International,who was the contractor tasked with the renovation of Nyayo National Stadium .
Key details regarding this contractor and project, according to reports around 2017–2020:Project show how millions of shillings were siphoned via sub-contractors and close family members of some of the officials.
Chandresh Babariya of Lexis International took over the keys for the renovation of Nyayo Stadium on August 24, 2017 in what ended up as a shameful shoddy work despite the milions of shillings allocated.
The contractor cited heavy rains (blocking removal of black cotton soil) and delays in staff availability during election periods as reasons for missing deadlines but details available show a well choreographed plan by Sports Kenya officials to divert funds and eventually delay the project.
The renovations included repairing the stadium’s pitch, stands, terracing, and changing rooms.
By mid-2020, there were significant delays, with reports indicating only about 40 percent of the work was done at a time when the facility was supposed to be ready for the CHAN tournament.
This has forced the government to engage in double allocation with 2027 AFCON stadium preparations as of 2024–2026 under the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) who are overseeing major stadium projects, including the upgrades to Kasarani and Nyayo, rather than the contractor.
The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is overseeing the construction of three stadia and the upgrading of two other stadia for renovation.
At one point Chandresh Babariya said Sh400 million was needed to complete the renovation which is the amount authorities suspect was stolen
