Senators Want Nyayo Stadium Renamed after Football Legend Joe Kadenge
Senators have called for the renaming of Nairobi's Nyayo National Stadium to Joe Kadenge Stadium in honor of the legendary footballer who died on Sunday.
While eulogizing him during a parliamentary session, Senators said Kadenge was a true national hero who deserves to be immortalized.
Led by Minority Leader James Orengo, the leaders said the country’s second biggest sporting facility must be renamed after Kadenge, who they described as Kenya's greatest footballer of all time.
Senators Johnson Sakaja (Nairobi), Moses Wetang’ula (Bungoma), George Khaniri (Vihiga ), Getrude Msuruve (nominated) among others seconded the move.
Senator Khaniri said a law must be passed to dictate how all national heroes are honored in future.
“Any good dribbler in Kenyan football was referred to as Kadenge. His dribbling skills brought fame to Kenyan football,” Senator Wetang’ula said.
Senator Sakaja noted: “Kadenge has left a vacuum that will be hard to fill. Renaming Nyayo Stadium after him will go along way to immortalize the man who is easily the best Kenyan footballer of all time.”
Kadenge, 84, passed away while undergoing treatment at Meridian Hospital in Nairobi.
Comments (5)
Wholeheartedly AGREE!
in true Kenyan fashion we fail to honor our greats until they pass and then we play "catch up". gasia
They ignored and abandoned him, during his last days, despite his plight being public knowledge. He was ailing and in need, but only Uhuru even bothered to visit him. Now that he is gone, they are falling over themselves, to 'honor' him. Raw, undisguised hypocrisy!
That stadium was supposed to be named after him the day the doors opened but because the greedy old goons of the nineties could never think of any common human being it was memes after the most corrupt dictator moi for what reasons can we ever explain to the new generation that we were cowards no one could talk that time. Sorry young ppl we failed you because talking about anything would read anyone to ngong forest.
This is not the first time we have ignored our heroes,and it will not be the last time unless we consciously decide to do something about it.Let's see some of these Mpigs who claim to be concerned table a bill to help our heroes while alive.They should start,by creating afund where they will donate 5% of their exhobitant benefits to the course.
Let's do this before another our heroes,and heroine falls.