The Kwale County stadium is complete and ready for the Mashujaa Day celebrations slated for Sunday, October 20, 2024, the Principal Secretary for Interior and National Administration Raymond Omollo has said.
In a statement on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, PS Omollo said that everything was in place ahead of the national celebrations which will be held in the seaside county for the first time.
“Kwale Stadium stands set and ready to host the nation for the Mashujaa Day fete on Sunday, 20th October. his year, we will be commemorating the courage of our past heroes, as we also celebrate the making of today’s champions. From the ashes of struggle, a new generation is rising, empowered by the government’s Bottom-Up vision,” Omollo said.
Kwale stadium
The 10,000-capacity stadium comes fitted with an athletics track, a football pitch, a basketball court and facilities for other ball games.
The Sunday, October 20, 2024, Mashujaa Day celebrations will be centred around the Kenya Kwanza administration’s pet project of Affordable Housing programme.
“Central to these celebrations is the Affordable Housing Program (AHP), a transformative initiative that is creating opportunities for Kenyans to build and bloom, becoming homeowners and heroes in their small but impactful ways,” PS Omollo added.
During his visit to the stadium on October 8, 2024, Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen noted that the stadium would open up opportunities both in the county and the region.
“The stadium will not only serve Kwale but will also position the coastal region as a destination for sports tourism and competitions at the highest levels,” Murkomen stated.
The Mashujaa Day celebrations are expected to significantly increase the number of guests and local tourists to Kwale County, with the County governor Fatuma Achani stating that many hotels in the area were registering increased bookings ahead of the national event.
“Kwale is ready to host the celebrations and the team has worked very hard to ensure that this becomes a reality. We have also undertaken the dress rehearsal by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), presided over by the CDF and everything is in place for the celebrations,” PS Omollo stated.
