Who We Are

| Who We Are

Kenya is a signatory to the 2005 UNESCO Convention against Doping in Sports. Article 5 of the Convention states that, “In abiding by the obligations contained in this convention, each State Party undertakes to adopt appropriate measures. Such measures may include legislation, regulation, policies or administrative practices”.

In addition to the above, Article 22 of the World Anti-Doping Code 2015 further specifies that each Government will put in place measures to enhance cooperation and sharing of information and data with Anti-Doping Organizations as provided in the Code.

It is against this background that the Government of Kenya established the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) vide Anti-Doping Act No. 5 of 2016 as a State Corporation. One of the key goals for establishing the Agency was to protect athletes’ fundamental rights to participate in doping-free sport and thus promoting good health, fairness and equality for athletes in Kenya.

Vision:

A world class Anti-Doping Agency, protecting clean athletes and promoting fair play

Mission

To lead a coordinated national anti-doping education and awareness campaign, testing and promotion of integrity for doping-free sport

The Programmes:-

The Agency is guided in its day to day activities by the Anti-Doping Act 2016, the World Anti-Doping Code and its related International Standards. ADAKs main programs are as below:

Anti-Doping Education
In-and-Out-of-Competition Testing
Therapeutic Use Exemption
Results Management

This Agency is charged with the following responsibilities:

Anti – Doping Information Sharing to the athletes, athletes support personnel and the public: –

It involves sensitization and awareness campaigns in form of outreach programs during sports competitions as well as conducting deliberate workshops to share anti-doping information with key target groups

Anti-Doping Values-Based Education: –

Values-based programs are organized to instill values as embedded by the ‘spirit of sport’ to children under 16 years. The Agency has partnered with Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) to ensure that values-based education is entrenched into both primary and secondary schools’ curricula.

Values-Based education deals with prevention more than deterrence in doping.

Anti-Doping Research: –

Research on anti-doping assists the Agency to strategically address and curb issues that propagate doping in sports. In order to fulfill the above, ADAK initially trained thirty (30) educators to assist in reaching out to the key stakeholders.

Currently the Agency partnered with Anti-Doping Norway to retrain, refresh and enhance presentation skills to twenty (20) educators who work on voluntary basis to sensitize and share anti-doping information with the key stakeholders.

Since inception of the Agency to date a total of 38,749 sports persons have been reached through anti-doping information sharing, values-based education and awareness campaigns.

The Core Principles and Values of the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) are:

Equity and Equality
Impartiality
Integrity, Transparency and Accountability
Inclusiveness

HEAD OFFICE

Kenya is a signatory to the 2005 UNESCO Convention against Doping in Sports. Article 5 of the Convention states that, “In abiding by the obligations contained in this convention, each State Party undertakes to adopt appropriate measures. Such measures may include legislation, regulation, policies or administrative practices