Impact of Sports on Economic Development in Kenya.

The purpose of this study is to develop insight into the Socio-economic development of sports and its performance in Kenya; other studies have argued that a country’s success in sports is directly related to the economic resources that are available for those sports. However, some of the factors that are used to determine the levels of success are not applicable in the case of Kenya unlike in developed countries with all the necessarily facilities both indoors and outdoors. The premise of this study is to identify specific factors that increase success in sports in Kenya just like in any other developing countries across Africa countries. This study finds evidence that suggests that Africa’s performance in sports is dependent on mostly nature, endurance and consistence by the candidates plus use of role model unlike in developed countries where the level of socioeconomic factors plays a major role in determining the outcome or success of a sportsman. It is on the context that the research finds that there is a likelihood of producing more African sportsman or sportswomen if they had the same facilities or similar incentives like in the developed world. The target population under study was 100 individual including at least 10 sports administrators from the 5 different regions or expertise in the sport sector in Kenya, 10 sport agents, 40 sports officials who are Government representatives, 10 Kenya stadia officials and 30 retired sportsmen/women with more than 10 years in sports. A conclusion on sport in Kenya and what makes Kenyans do well in international meet was observed by the researcher.