The late Interior CS Joseph Nkaissery. Photo/the-star.co.ke
The upcoming IAAF World U18 Championships to be held in Nairobi will be in the honour of later Interior CS Joseph Nkaissery.
This is according to Mwangi Muthee the CEO Local Organising Committee.
In a statement, Muthee said Nkaissery was coordinating a seven-ministry Government effort to ready the country for the championship slated to begin on Wednesday at the Moi International Sports Center Kasarani.
"The CS had impressed everybody with his efficient speed and great work on infrastructure at the competition venue -- Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani and the Athletes Village, Kenyatta University," he said.
"It was because of Nkaissery’s supervision efforts, that the pace of work at the two venues picked up from well behind schedule and in the last three months since the country won the hosting bid over two years ago and were transformed to functional status barely in time for the championships starting next Wednesday," Muthee added.
He noted that the sudden passing away of the CS was received with shock, sadness and