Kenya case will be reviewed on May 12 to comply with WADA Code

National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) chairman Kipchoge Keino said the country still has up to May 12 to pass legislation to conform with WADA Code to avoid possible ban from international competition.

"Should Parliament pass the law, it will be reviewed and will be part and parcel of any subsequent decision made by World Anti-Doping Agency," said Keino.

Speaking in Nairobi on Wednesday, the country' s Olympic boss said the country has failed twice to pass the law in Feb. 11 and April 5 and that Wada board will review the country' s progress in its meeting in Montreal, Canada on May 12.

"We have done our part and have tried to push the government to adopt the new law. But we can' t do anything more to force parliament do what we want. The important thing is that youths of this country face uncertainty about their future and if we are not compliant we will be banned," said Keino, Wednesday in Nairobi.

In February, Kenya case was referred to the WADA' s Independent Compliance Review Committee for non-compliance and it said it will review the case in May.

The committee will present its report to WADA board on May 12 and hopefully, Kenya will have met its recommendations.

Alongside Kenya enacting the anti-doping legislation, the government is also supposed to set up an office and provide up to 5 million U.S. dollars to the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK).

Already the staff for the agency have been seconded to its secretariat in Nairobi.

"That committee will provide its recommendation to the WADA Foundation Board for decision at its next Board meeting in Montreal on 12th May. We will therefore not be communicating on this until a decision is taken by the Board at that time," WADA said in a statement to the media.

Wada has indicated it will still consider any information provided to its board before that May 12 meeting.

Jasper Rugut, the ADAK Boss has since allayed fears that the country would be banned from the Rio Olympics saying that in May Kenya will be having an Anti-Doping law and will have met all the requirements set by WADA.

Kenya was put on the surveillance list after 43 athletes tested positive since the London 2012 Olympics, two of them at the Beijing World Championships in September last year.

However, Sports Minister Hassan Wario has maintained that they are doing everything possible to attain the set standard.

Despite missing the deadline to pass new legislation, Athletics Kenya acting president Jackson Tuwei believes the organisation has done enough to avoid serious sanctions, including a possible international ban. Endit