Plans to upgrade Malinya Stadium in Kakamega County commence
By Dennis Mabuka, August 17, 2023Plans to expand and upgrade Malinya Stadium in Ikolomani Constituency, Kakamega County are in top gear. Leaders from the County have said that the stadium would be able to host international sports events, particularly football and conference meetings.
The facility will also have a bull-fighting arena, eateries, a parking lot and an athletics track. Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa, Senator Boni Khalwale and Ikolomani MP Benard Shinali said the stadium will be done in a partnership between the national and county governments.
“We are bringing a world-class sports facility at Malinya with the main objective of nurturing sports talents and promoting tourism in the County,” said Barasa.
He pointed out that they had received funds and that the work, which will cost millions of shillings, had started in earnest. He urged members of the local community who would be forced to relocate to create space for the facility as the exercise goes on to cooperate.
Khalwale, who was the brains behind the facility while he served as MP for Ikolomani between 2002 and 2013, to mainly host bull-fighting contests, said they would not condone any shoddy job.