WADA did not ban Kenya from participating in
the Olympics over doping, Sports CS Hassan Wario has said.
But Wario noted that the World Anti-Doping Agency issued a notice declaring Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya's non-compliance with its code.
“They attached the areas of the Act which they want re-written or rectified for us to regain full compliance as soon as possible," he said on Thursday.
“As soon as Parliament reviews those bits of the legislation we will be fully compliant. No ban was mentioned in the body of the letter."
Parliament passed, and President Uhuru Kenyatta last month that criminalises
doping.
Many thought that would satisfy WADA's threat to sanction Kenya which is
famous for its middle and long-distance runners.
But WADA president Craig Reedie
said the legislation was not code compliant.
"We have been working with
Kenya
for a number of years and thought we had agreed that the draft legislation and rules were entirely compliant," he said.
"It would appear that during their parliamentary process changes were made that unfortunately weren't code compliant so we will be in touch with
Kenya
to try and resolve that at the earliest possible moment."
WADA had give Kenya until May to enact the law or be declared non-compliant.
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Running great Kipchoge Keino, who is chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya, described WADA's move as "very unfortunate" but also said the government had not acted quickly enough in the crusade against doping.
"I can't understand why this has happened," Keino told Reuters by telephone. "Could be because of missing the two deadlines. But very unfortunate indeed. Government dragged its feet a lot in tackling doping. I cannot blame WADA."
Up to 40 Kenyan athletes have failed doping tests since 2012, the biggest name among them being former three-time Boston City Marathon and Chicago Marathon champion, Rita Jeptoo, now serving a ban.
Under the WADA Code, non-compliant countries and sporting federations risk being prohibited from holding international events.
Only the IOC can ban a sport or country from the Olympics.