Kenya Sevens legend Collins Injera has said lack of culture and poor player transition will have to be addressed if the team is to return to the World Seven Series.
The country's top Sevens try-scorer, while speaking on Radio Jambo on Sunday, said the team's relegation from the top tier should serve as a wake-up call to all stakeholders.
"If you look at the past couple of years, we have had a high turnover of coaches and player transition has not been dealt with well we have to look at those two issues going forward," said Injera.
Injera, who has joined the Mwamba technical bench for the upcoming national Sevens circuit said Shujaa cannot just sit and wait for the Challenger Series next year. Instead, he said, the team should compete in the various satellite Sevens tournaments to fine-tune for the Challenger.
"We have several satellite Sevens tournaments in Amsterdam, Dubai, Rome and Las Vegas where we can play top-level rugby to give the players some matches under their belts in the hunt for competitiveness,” observed Injera.
The talismanic winger has also called for the country to embrace former players and give them roles within the games pyramid, quoting South Africa as a perfect example.
"The big rugby nations give players who donned the jersey a role to play when they retire and this is something we need to cultivate since these players have a lot of knowledge to share with the upcoming players,” added Injera.
He added that with rugby being an Olympic sport since 2016, non-traditional rugby-playing nations have taken the sport seriously and Kenya cannot afford to lag behind.
"As a country, we have to evolve. We cannot rest on our laurels. Teams like Spain, Uruguay, Russia and Japan have made strides and we need to build for the future," said Injera.
Shujaa got relegated at the final tournament of the season, the London Sevens at Twickenham Stadium, where they lost 12-7 to Canada in the relegation playoff final to end a 20-year stay in the circuit.
Shujaa will next play in the New York Sevens in July and the Africa Sevens Championships which acts as an Olympic qualifier in Zimbabwe in September.
