WAY FORWARD

Cricket Normalisation Committee invite public views

Chairman, retired Judge Joyce Aluoch said on Tuesday they had already embarked on the process of collecting views and urged members of the public to feel free to approach them.

In Summary

• Aluoch said the outcome of the normalisation process is aimed at reviewing and finalisation of Cricket Kenya constitution and its validation in line with the requirements of the Sports Act 2013 and the ICC Statutes.

• Since its inauguration, the Committee has reviewed existing documents, mapped stakeholders, met Cricket Kenya members of staff, identified upcoming events for national teams, established a Secretariat and facilitated vaccination of national team players.

Griffin Okoye of Sir Ali bats against Swamibapa during a past Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association Super league match
Griffin Okoye of Sir Ali bats against Swamibapa during a past Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association Super league match
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The Cricket Normalisation committee constituted a month ago has opened its door to members of the public to help “bring back the game where it belongs.”

On March 16, Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage Amina Mohamed appointed the Cricket Normalisation Committee to lead an all-inclusive process that would see the return of normalcy at Cricket Kenya.

Chairman, retired Judge Joyce Aluoch said on Tuesday they had already embarked on the process of collecting views and urged members of the public to feel free to approach them.

“We encourage members of public and especially cricket stakeholders to submit their memoranda to enable the Committee to undertake its mandate within the scheduled timelines in order to bring back cricket to where it belongs," said Aluoch.

“The Committee will constantly update the public on all our activities."

Aluoch said the outcome of the normalisation process is aimed at reviewing and finalisation of Cricket Kenya constitution and its validation in line with the requirements of the Sports Act 2013 and the ICC Statutes.

“It is against this background that the Cricket Normalisation Committee invites all stakeholders and interested members of the public to submit their specific inputs and views on the best possible responses in line with the Committee’s mandate to address the challenges affecting the Cricket sector,” said Aluoch.

“All written memoranda and substantive comments with specific challenges and proposed interventions shall be submitted in hard or softcopy to the Secretariat, Cricket Normalisation Committee not later than fourteen (14) days from the date of publication of this notice i.e. on or before May 11, 2021, at 5 pm."

The Committee will also work to ensure the smooth running of Cricket Kenya’s operations including team preparations for local and international events; coordinate and facilitate the compliance of Cricket Kenya to the ICC requirements and facilitate the elections of new officials as per the validated Constitution.

Since its inauguration, the Committee has reviewed existing documents, mapped stakeholders, met Cricket Kenya members of staff, identified upcoming events for national teams, established a Secretariat and facilitated vaccination of national team players.