Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has pleaded with the athletes who took part in the just concluded Paris Olympic Games to invest well their earnings.
The second in command indicated that the athletes secured some amount of money following their successful outing in the Olympic Games.
Speaking during a welcoming ceremony at the Eldoret State Lodge on Thursday, August 15, 2024, Gachagua advised the athletes to wisely invest their hard earned proceeds.
According to Gachagua, proper investments will help them live a dignified life in retirement.
The Deputy President noted that it would not be a good show for them to end up languishing in poverty after exiting the stage despite winning medals and putting Kenya’s name on the global stage.
“Please invest and invest well so that the name you carry is dignified in life. It will be very sad that after you have won medals at the Olympics, later on in life you start struggling.
“Please remember, invest well,” Gachagua reiterated.
At the same time, Gachagua challenged parents and guardians to support the budding athletes. He argued that the country can tap into the sporting sector to create employment and sustain lives.
Murkomen’s promise
Speaking during the welcoming ceremony, Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced plans to revamp other sporting disciplines.
Murkomen indicated that the country has majorly depended on athletics, which is why the country came in 17th globally in the just concluded Paris Olympic Games.
The Sports CS vowed to organise the sporting federations to empower more sportsmen ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games in the US.
“Other countries are reaping so much gold, and it’s because they have many other things, even archery, we should be able to participate. We know where the problem is. It’s in the leadership of the federations. Most of the federations are not organised,” Murkomen stated.
