Immediate former Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba yesterday directed the National Olympic Committee of Kenya to make public Team Kenya’s Paris 2024 Olympics details that includes the players and the officials travelling and the cost of the event in relation to the new austerity measures taken by the government.

His letter was released early in the morning before President William Ruto’s decision to dissolve his entire Cabinet.

In the letter sent to the NOCK Secretary General Francis Mutuku yesterday morning, Namwamba had tasked the body to release the important details to the public as part of the transparency steps taken by the Ministry of Sports and the Kenya Olympic body which is the custodian of the planning for the Summers Games.

The opening remarks of the letter to  Mutuku reads, “Refer to the meeting of the Preparatory and Management Committee (PMC) for the Paris 2024 Olympics held on Wednesday, 10th July, 2024.”

Part of the details that are expected to reveal to Kenyans included the roles of the officials who are set to travel and funded by the state for the Paris Games,while stressing the need to prioritize athletes,coaches and medical teams.

“As discussed and resolved by the PMC, the National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOCK), being the custodian and responsible body for the games, should expedite: 1. Finalisation of the Team Kenya delegation to the Paris 2024 Olympics comprised of athletes, officials and medics, detailing the specific role of each member of the delegation. The delegation to be kept at the barest minimum as directed by myself and affirmed by the PMC. The priority is athletes, their coaches and medics.”

Nock is also expected to amend it’s budget for the Paris sporting event and the the final figures to reflect with the number of players who qualified for the big show in the French capital.

“Rationalisation of the provisional budget initially agreed between NOCK and the Principal Secretary/Accounting Officer for the State Department of Sports. The final budget to reflect the actual number of qualified athletes, revised scale of allowances and rewards for athletes (Revised 2023), and the austerity measures the Ministry is implementing across all expenditure centers.”

More so, Mutuku was required to make a detailed report on the process,status and the cost of the ceremonial, training and competition kit for Team Kenya as procured by NOCK.

“Please do note that both the Team Kenya Delegation and the final budget to be presented at the next meeting of the PMC. Do further note that in line with the Government’s transparency and

accountability policy, the full Team Kenya delegation should be made public by NOCK.”

About 76 athletes are listed to take part at the Paris Olympics beginning July 27 and the release of details of other officials could ease the pressure from the netizens directed at the Ministry of Sports.