Kenyan athletes stranded in Rio slums

Kenyan athletes are stranded in a Rio shanty town where gunshots can be heard, following the closure of the Olympic village, the team captain says.

Officials delayed their return home as they looked for a “cheap flight”, said Wesley Korir, a marathon runner who is also an independent MP.

He posted images on Twitter of dilapidated buildings in the area where he said they were forced to stay.

Team Kenya has been dogged by allegations of mismanagement at Rio.

Sports Minister Hassan Wario says the government has responded by disbanding the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) and ordering an investigation into the problems the team faced in Rio, reports the BBC’s Wanyama Chebusiri from the capital, Nairobi.

Mr Korir said athletes had experienced “hell” and he would demand action when he returned home.

[ATTACH=full]54605[/ATTACH]

You are not us

its about time you start unseeing it

BAD NEWS TULISEMA WACHIA @Jakoyo ALETE PRISSSS

What a shame. Uhuru and William Ruto cannot be bothered to intervene. Kenya is a sad country of heartless unpatriotic selfish bastards. I hope they arrive home safely.