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Maragua's Gakoigo stadium set for Sh700 million facelift

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Youth and Sports Principal Secretary Elijah Mwangi speaking to the media after conducting of a public participation forum. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]

Gakoigo Stadium in Maragua will be upgraded to a 10,000-seater facility at the cost of Sh700 million, Youth and Sports Principal Secretary Elijah Mwangi has said.

Mr Mwangi said that the state of the facility that served as the Murang'a ASK ground and stadium since the pre-independence era was in bad shape and needed rehabilitation.

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