By FRANCIS MUREITHIMore by this AuthorAs the country grapples with increasing number of athletes violating anti-doping regulations, a top Athletics Kenya (AK) official has urged the government to declare the vice a treasonable offence. According to AK South Rift Valley branch chairperson John Wachira, the harsh penalty will deter athletes from ever thinking of cheating or using banned performance-enhancing drugs. Treason is covered under Chapter Seven of the Laws of Kenya on offenses against public order and attracts a death sentence. He defended the tough measures taken by the AK national office to stamp out the doping mess as the best dose to end the mess that is slowly soiling the name of the country. AK is contemplating rules that want athletes caught doping and who have served their suspensions not allowed to compete in both local and international competitions after completing their bans.

Source: Daily Nation May 14, 2020 01:52 UTC