To : Athletics Kenya Officials.
CC. Ferguson Rotich
CC. Micheal Saruni.
Concerning the AK Trials and subsequent Sorcery.
Athletics Trials I presume are set to legitimize individual’s effort and to reward the same equally and fairly. However, in Kenya, the contrary seems to be true in many incidences, that the committee sets preferences and uses its capacity to reward otherwise. Running is a game of inches and not age or previous performance. A four can never be better than a three in running. You can rob Kenyans anywhere but give a runner his dues- Kwariat investment is blood and tears.
Kenyans raised a lot of queries concerning the Rio saga and how the marathoners were selected unfairly and the same is happening on our watch. In the men’s 800 m selection for World Championship, the third person has been illegitimately dropped from the team and the fourth considered. It is rather absurd for AK officials to use the term ‘reward’ in reference to running, according to Game Yetu , the vice president in charge of competitions, Paul Mutwii, said “Athletics Kenya (AK) had decided to honour the athletes’ efforts to win World Championships (Rudisha) and IAAF Diamond League Trophy (Rotich), which earned them wild cards(. Really? that they “ made several considerations and opted to include the two athletes in the team…because it found it wise to honour their hard work”. Pole!
. Were the trials vague or just a beauty contest? The rules were clear and it was applied in all events with exception of the men’s 800M. Why? It’s fishy, could it be that the fourth person is a cousin to one of the officials or that he had ‘ Chai’ Kidogo? Micheal Saruni is a student and I bet he sacrificed a lot to get himself ready for trials and he did qualify fairly. Why then this other cooking coming from the kitchen? The AK should tell us otherwise and not age, preference or experience…
One disappointed Athletics Maniac!
Mshamba Abroad 