Madaraka Day Preparations In Top Gear In Kisumu
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By Jacob Oluoch
The National Celebrations Committee in charge of Madaraka Day Celebrations yesterday inspected the progress of renovation work at the Jomo Kenyatta Sports Ground at Mamboleo in Kisumu County.
Kisumu County is set to host this year’s celebrations that take place on June 1 every year.
The Committee headed by Interior PS Dr. Karanja Kibicho , ICT PS Jerome Ochieng and other leaders yesterday visited the stadium for inspection just two weeks to the main event.
Kibicho stated that so far the committee is impressed by the renovation progress and that they believe that all the renovation works will be over by the time the event.
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Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium in Mamboleo Kisumu county where this year s Madaraka day celebrations will be held. (Collins Oduor, Standard)
This year s Madaraka Day celebrations will be held at the newly built Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium in Kisumu on June 1, the government has announced.
A high-level team of government officials led by Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho visited the Sh350 million facility on Thursday to assess its ability to host the celebrations to commemorate the day the country attained internal self-rule.
Kibicho who is the National Celebrations Committee chairman said, We will hold the celebrations at the stadium for a few, but we have also identified a number of areas where people will gather to follow the celebrations virtually.
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