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Mvurya: Talanta City Stadium construction work is on schedule

Ongoing construction of Talanta Sports City Stadium in Nairobi on this photo taken on January 23, 2025

Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation

What you need to know:

  • Kenya is racing against time to complete its sporting infrastructure so as to host CHAN 2024 in August and Afcon 202.
  • It will host the continental competitions together with her neighbours Uganda and Tanzania which are miles ahead in terms of good sporting facilities.

Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya Thursday led journalists in a rare inspection of construction work at Talanta Sports City Stadium in Nairobi.

At the same time, Mvurya has urged local football fans to track the pace of work at the 60,000-seater facility, and to question any delays. 

“Football fans are keenly following the construction of the stadium because of Afcon 2027 and as the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Sports, and the Arts,  I urge them to continue putting pressure on us  whenever they feel things are not going right,”  Mvurya said yesterday in Nairobi after inspecting construction work at the facility.

Mvurya said work on the stadium will be completed in December 2025 as earlier planned, adding that it is one of the venues for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).

Personell from the Kenya Defence Forces have been in charge of construction work since President William Ruto presided over the start of construction on March 1, last year. 

The stadium will host only football matches and rugby competitions. 

“There is a lot of work going on in all departments and areas, to ensure work on the facility  is done as per schedule.  This is a historical infrastructure project, and we are monitoring the construction work very closely. The December deadline is achievable, so that the stadium can host 2027 Afcon,”  Mvurya said at the construction site on Ngong Road in Nairobi.

Also present were officials from the Ministry of Defence. 

The last time Kenya built a stadium from scratch was in 1987 when the country constructed the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, to host the 1987 All Africa Games (African Championship).  

Construction work is ongoing on the terraces and the stands of Talanta Sports City Stadium . The playing field has been dug, and contractor is working on the VVIP area.

Mvurya also said work on Nyayo National Stadium is complete, and the facility is ready to host the delayed Africa Nations Championship (CHAN 2024), which has beenpostponed to August this year. 

He said work on Moi International Sports Center Kasarani was on schedule.  He said work on the VVIP area of the facility was ongoing,  and the playing ground, goal posts, seats, and roofing had been done.

He also pointed out that the government was monitoring construction of Kipchoge Keino Stadium, and Bukhungu Stadium in Uasin Gishu and Kakamega counties.

“The contractor at Kipchoge Keino has been reinstated and we are processing his payment so the facility will be ready by the time Kenya host Afc0n,” said Mvurya

“We have the reassessment report on Bukhungu has reached and the entire design so we will have a discussion with the contractor so that we can jump start the construction work in the facility,”

Kenya is racing against time to complete its sporting infrastructure so as to host CHAN 2024 in August and Afcon 202.

It will host the continental competitions together with her neighbours Uganda and Tanzania which are miles ahead in terms of good sporting facilities.