Former Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) director Michael Rabar has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer for the 2020 IAAF World Under-20 Championships.
The appointments, made by Cabinet Secretary for Sports Rashid Echesa in the Kenya Gazette dated March 1 before he was sacked on Friday, also saw Mary Mwaki appointed as Rabar’s deputy in the Local Organising Committee (LOC).
The 49-year-old Rabar, who is the Kenya Cup rugby side Homeboyz chairman, has also served as chairman of the annual Safari Sevens rugby tournament on several occasions.
Athletics Kenya president Jackson Tuwei will head the LOC where Regina Gachora is the Chief Operations Officer while AK committee member Barnaba Korir, who chairs the Youth Committee docket, is the Director of Ticket Operations and Knowledge Management.
Farrah Kasim will be the Director for Finance and Administration and will be deputised by AK treasurer David Miano while AK Kenya Police chairman Joseph Kiget is the Director for Security and Accreditation deputised by Joseph Chirchir.
Safaricom’s Zaheeda Suleiman will be the Director for Marketing and Commercial while Robert Nyanga’aya is her deputy as Citizen TV’s Michael Okinyi was appointed as Director for Media, Broadcasting and Communication with The Stars’ Chris Mbaisi as his deputy.
The 2020 U20 Championships will be held at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani from July 7-12.