WADA forwards Kenya's case to Independent Compliance process

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has forwarded Kenya's case to its independent compliance process after the country failed to meet its deadline to combat the vice.

"There is still a lot of work required. This means that should the country fail to toe the line WADA, it may miss out from the Olympics," WADA announced a statement on Friday.

WADA said it had asked a series of questions to the Kenyan authorities, and stressed that it needed the Kenyan government to expedite, and show commitment to the National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO)'s development.

"We are awaiting concrete plans from the Kenyan government for the funding of the NADO, and, crucially, the finalization of Kenya's legislation and anti-doping rules," it said.

Kenya's Sports Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario said they are doing everything to get in the right path with WADA.

However, the 5 million dollars the Kenyan government had promised to start up ADAK and set up the structures is yet to be given out.

Kenya is troubled by media reports alleging that Kenyan athletes were bribed in return for a reduction of their doping suspensions.

"WADA is most disturbed by these reports regarding extortion and bribery at the national level of sport," said WADA Director General, David Howman.

"WADA will of course require more detailed information on these allegations from those concerned so that we can determine if this is a matter for us to investigate or for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Ethics Commission as part of its own inquiries." Endit