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Moi International Sports Centre

Coordinates: 1°13′47.9″S 36°53′32.6″E / 1.229972°S 36.892389°E / -1.229972; 36.892389
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Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani
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Full nameMoi International Sports Centre
LocationKasarani,
Nairobi, Kenya
Coordinates1°13′41″S 36°53′26″E / 1.22806°S 36.89056°E / -1.22806; 36.89056
OwnerSports Stadia Management Board
OperatorSports Stadia Management Board
CapacityMoi International Sports Centre Kasarani: 60,000 [1](Kasarani Stadium)
5,000 (Kasarani Indoor Arena)
5,000 (Competition pool)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1987
OpenedAugust 1987
RenovatedJanuary 2010
Construction costKsh. 900 million (renovations)
Structural engineerSheng-Li Engineering Construction Company Ltd. (renovations)
Services engineerSheng-Li Engineering Construction Company Ltd. (renovations)
Main contractorsn/a
Tenants
Kenya national football team
Mathare United
Tusker

The Moi International Sports Centre (abbreviated as M.I.S.C.) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, Kenya. It was built in 1987 for the All-Africa Games held in Nairobi. The facilities include a 60,000 seat arena with a running track and a pitch used for football and rugby union, a competition size swimming pool, an indoor arena and a 108 bed capacity hotel.[2]

The stadium was closed in January 2010 for renovation works worth Kes 900 million and funded by a grant to the Government of Kenya by the Government of China. Chinese firm, Sheng Li Engineering Construction Company Limited was contracted to conduct the renovations and the stadium was reopened in March 2012 after completion of the renovations.

In April 2014, after terror attacks in Nairobi and Mombasa, the main stadium was used as a screening center as part of 'Operation Usalama Watch'.[3] Suspected illegal Somali immigrants were detained in poor conditions with lack of access to food and legal assistance[4]

Facilities

Kasarani Stadium

The main arena is used by the Kenya national football team for most of its home games, as well as Kenyan Premier League sides Mathare United and Tusker F.C..

Since 2013 the Safari Sevens rugby union tournament has been hosted at the Kasarani Stadium.

For sponsorship reasons, since December 2013 the stadium has also been known as Safaricom Stadium Kasarani.[5]

Kasarani Indoor Arena

The indoor arena seats 5,000 and hosts volleyball, gymnastics, basketball, badminton, boxing, wrestling, martial arts and table tennis.

For sponsorship reasons, the arena is also known as Safaricom Indoor Arena.

Kasarani Aquatic Complex

This arena consists of an Olympic competition pool, a warm up/training pool 1.25 metres in depth, a recreational public diving pool and a children's pool.

The Stadion Hotel

This is a public hotel located within the centre. It includes:

  • Accommodation with 108 rooms equipped with TVs and telephones
  • 200-seater restaurant and 60-seater adjacent grillroom
  • A sports bar
  • Laundry
  • A 400-seater multi-purpose ballroom
  • A business center with a cybercafé
  • Seminar rooms with secretariat
  • A gift shop
  • A luxurious private swimming pool
  • A poolside bar

References

  1. ^ http://www.ghettoradio.co.ke/kenyas-new-president-to-be-sworn-in-at-kasarani/
  2. ^ User, Super. "Moi International Sports Complex (MISC), Kasarani". www.sportskenya.org. Retrieved 2016-04-29. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "IPOA report on Usalama Watch". rckkenya.org. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  4. ^ "Kenya: Somalis scapegoated in counter-terror crackdown". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  5. ^ Akaki, Lulu. "Safaricom Stadium Kasarani unveiled". hapakenya.com. HapaKenya. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

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Preceded by Rollball World Cup venue
2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by All-Africa Games Main stadium
1987 		Succeeded by

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